The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02

'H. {. !. VIZ PROP | r [ PER1Y
DAMAGE in CHINA
Many Thousands Destroyed During
the Trouble With Boxers.
M MISSIONARIES MURDERED.
All the Returns Are Not Yet in, but the
Missions Of the Various Churches
Have Suffered Much from
the Disturbances,
M IssIONARIEs MURDERED.
(Written for The Times

(Written for The Tiues)
NEW YORK. September 1.-Acting
Secretary of State Adee has asked
all Foreign Missionary Societies in this
country, having work in China, for state
ments of persons killed or injured during
the late uprising, the value of their proper
ty when they were in undisputed posses
sion Of it, and the extent to which they
know the same to have been damaged
There is uncertainty as yet about the loss
Of life Nethodists are informed that all
Of their workers are safe. Episcopal1ans
and Baptists mad work only in southern
provinces, and have lost no one. Presby-
terians fear the loss of the Rev. f. E.
Simcox, wife and two children, and the
Rev. George Yardley Taylor. They were
at Pao Ting Flu, and many lines of evl-
dence go to show that they were murdered
on July list. Still the Presbyterian Board
has not yet given up hope. The Rev.
Horace T. Pitkin, Miss Annie A Gould
and Miss Mary S. Morrill,, American Board
missionaries, were murdered on June Goth,
and on the same day at least two mission
aries of the China Inland Mission, Of Cana
da
These are all known positively to have
lost their lives, but two London Missionary
Society workers were murdered in March,
and four Church Of England missionaries
in April and May. Roman Catholics know
they have lost njne including one bishop
and one mons.gnor, besides several native
priests, one of whom at Pao Ting t'u, lost
his life in an attempt to rescue others. "A
considerable number OF missionaries got
away to Japan, and some have reached
the United States. Even the Methodist and
other missionaries in Southern China have
gone fearing their presence Jeopardizeu
the lives Of native Christians.
BIG PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The American societies have not yet fur-
nished to Secretary Adee the information
about property values, for the reason mat
they do not yet know the extent OF their
losses The total value Of property owned
by Cngregauonausts, from 1nls County
and located in North China, was Attle
more than 100000. How much Of it has
been destroyed the Board does not Know
but il has evidence that at Pao Ting fu,
,rien Tsin. Tung Chow, Pekin and at least
three other centres buildings have been
destroyed or damaged. Presbyte1ans SUI
fered the loss of Wei Hem Mission, worth
about $4,000, and the Pao Ting Fu MIS-
sion, worth $4,000. Further than this II Is
without positive knowledge, but it is col
Letting the same as rapidly as possible
Methodists had property in North emma
to the value of $l1O,00O divided among
churches parsonages and homes, ana Or
ptanaces, but it is uncertain Until more
detailed data arrives about the extern
to which it has been destroyed. NO IL
cords exist in this country OF the value OF
property controlled abroad, save the Loli-
don Missionary and the ehurch Oh Iis-
land Missionary. The value Of the prop
ertv If the former was about Szlo,UOo, and
of the latter S3SOOOG. The Church OF Eng
land maintained in the diocese OF North
China nineteen churches, SIX n4ssIoils'
eighty-seven out-stations and twenty No
tive schools, many Of them having ouilo-
ings of their own. One who is well INFORM
ed on such matters says:
"a conservative estimate will, l think.
show that the demands OF American vs.
sjonary Societies for property destroyed
will reach $500, 900. It is easy to foot up a
larger sum, but my belief is that when all
information comes to hand less VIII pe
found destroyed than is now feared. Pef-
hans even half a million is too hSh. Inc
worst thing for American societies is the
fact that nobody knows who is to pay 1he
indemnify
SLOW IN RESPONDING.
The churches are extremely SLOW IN re-
spending to the appeal in behalf of native
Christians IN China; perhaps because it
IS the dull season. Nobody knows exactly
how many of these there IRE, but that
their restitution is great is asserted by
all in position to know. 1t is the belief
of not a few leaders, both here and IN
England, that assistance will have to be
afforded to some of the Chinese statesmen
who have been friendly to native Chris
tians-there Gre q few-and that II It is
not they may starve or lose their heads
perhaps do both. The property of some OF
them is known to have been seized, and It
that the
sressive men who protected the foreign
ers would be put to death. Methodist,
PRESBYTERIAN and CongreGaionalist So
ceties have sent appenls to churches in
behalf of these native Chinese Christians
Something new has developed at North
field 1t is a church house and is to be
erected by a congregation in Providence
Sites are to be had on easy terms. and 1t
is understood TO be the Mortified policy
to encourage the multiplication OF such
houses in future. Their purpose is to pro-
vide at Mortified a home for members of
the congregation erecting the same. 1t
VII be a small dor1nitory, with o capaci-
Gus dining-room. During July the young
members of the congregation Will occupy
t, first the women to attend the womens
conference and then the men to attend
the student meetings. Lastly, the elders
and other adult workers of the church
will occupy it during August. Thus the
house will be in constant use. The loca-
ton is all that can be desired for a sum-
mer home quite apart from the meetings.
Some churches now have tents. These, it
is understood, VII supplant- them with
permanent buildings
TROUBLES OF HIS OWN.
Bishop Willis, the impractical and ritual |
.st;c Anglican in the Sandwich Islands, |
has troubles of his own. The British So !
Getty for the Propagation of the Gospel, |
which started Church of England work |
there, has cut off his salary and allow
ance on the plea that it does not make
grants to work within the bounds of the !
United States or this Governments posses
stons. AS no action can be taken by the !
Episcopal Church here until the General
Convention in san Francisco in October of |
next year, Bishop Willis is left to his own
resources These are not considerable, !
for 1t is said he has alenated the material
strength of his church in the Sandwich
Islands by his imprac ticability and ritual
ism. Just now he is making arguments
to the effect that the Episcopal Church in
the United States has not the same doc
tr:nal standards as the Church of Eng