The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
MISSIONARIES TO BLAME.
Noted Divines Soy They Helped tn
Create the Chinese Trouble.

and must bear his share of the b,sme''
This remark was made yesterday morn
ing by the Rev. DR. A. ". Halsey, Secrc-
tary OF the Presbyterian Board Of Foreign
Missions, " no spoke on The Present Situa-
ton IN China" in the Bedford Presbyte-
rian Church, NCstTand Avenue and Dean
Street, Brooklyn At the close OF the ad-
dress DR.. Halsey read a letter which he
had Just received from Dr. w r. FAIRIES, a
Presbyterian missionary in China. DR.. Hal
sey said in part:
We have come to crisis in the history
OF the world Never was there
more clear thinking We Christians
must now exercise calm judgment
and cast on the influences which surround
Us. We must not permit ourselves 10 be
carried away by the enthusiasm OF too ag-
gressive ecclesiastics nor by the fulmina-
tons OF sensational journals.
The society known to US as Boxers IS
bat part OF series Of protective Orga1j-
cations existing since 1914, when the Tar
tars invaded the Empire. As a matter OF
fact. there has been retally but enc or
gaEizatOn in all ehat time. although it
has been E..ogn by very many names The
members or this society know each other
by innumerable signs. and 10 this is due
the fact that native messengers sent by the
VI 2et-eA4. " AENL lIAEAQo nave utL DEEA
able 10 leave Pekin. In the Province Of
Shantung. out of a population OF 30 .OOO,-
eco the Boxers claim membership OF TO-
600 coo.
The missionary had his share il To-
menting this trouble and must bear his
share Of the blame. Some of the uissioaa-
ries have been politicians as well as Chris
tons, and theirs grasping, selfish attitude
has helped 10 bring about the present con-
dition. And when il comes TO politics the
story is a sad one. There is not a single
good harboT from Port Arthur to Hong
kong that has not been seized by some
European power.
i believe that had Gordon kent his
hands of the Chinese nation would be bet
ter off today. The men who represent the
progressive party would have accomplished
great things if they had only been let
alone.
The woman who has governed China
since 1861 and who chose a young boy TO
serve as Emperor must TOO, bear her share
of the responsibility. She insisted upon
the war with Japan. Since then the af-
fairs OF the country have been in a state
Of confusion.
Perhaps the Chinese hate the Germans
worse than they co the people Of any other
civilized nation There Is a story l heard
OF a German officer who went into a candy
SNoAE anu h4AAeA INT DlOpA lNN0I- Inc ArA
man Was intoxicated. perhaps he did not
intend 10 kill the man. When indemnity
was demanded Il was refused Shortly at
terward several Germans were killed. ard
when indemnity was demanded by their
nation they were told that what was good
for the Cinnamon was good for the Ger
mans.
In the city Of Pekin there are many
missionaries. God alone knows now wheJh-
CT they are dead or not; but out Of this
must come a larger Christian work,
larger sphere OF duty. Il means an open
China. but before that comes many brave
men in blue and countless soldiers Of Eu-
rope must lose their lives within the walls
Of China. For the many Governments OF
Europe have been armiHg China for years
But We are beginning 10 see in the Iurid
flames which light up the China sky the
he'll resultant from a lack Of Christianity
still have hope that those in Pekin are
safe"
The letter from DR.. FAIRIES. dated at
Shanghai. June 3. 1909. is as follows:
Rev X A Brown. D. D.. No. $50 Fifth
Avenue, New York
Dear Mr.. Brown: ! have Just a few
minutes 10 write before the mail closes.
No one else has time. David. my son. and
came here for a change and dentistry.
and knew OF 10 trouble TIL we reached the
coast. and then thought IL only local Our
Consul at ChefOO sent japanese vessel 10
point sixty miles from Wei-Hien for the
missionaries at Western Shantung
i was not alarmed until yesterday and
telegraphed in the morning 10 find out the
situation, but received no reply. l have
wired today TO tell OF danger OF Ichow
Chunan, and Wei-Hien. Tientsin is bonn
barded by Chinese regulars. The United
States Consulate has no Official news from
Pekin- Some forty missionaries are said TO
have started for PaO-T Ting and lost seven
OF their number coming out. Wei-Hien
was quiet and free from Boxers. but there
is large force Of troops there, and the
Germans have stirred up great trouble
Refugees are coming from the north. and
we VIII hear more soon. No more this
time.
May the Lord defend his own scattered
all over this hostile land. and prepare the
way for the Kingdom. I am here. and wife
and three babes are l know not where. and
e know not where TO 80 a all. I can only
pray and hope"
The Rev Dr. Robert s. Macarthur
preached in the Calvary Baptist Church
last night on the subject Why Do the
Heather Rage? Among other things he
said;
Those missionaries who combine civil
authority with their religious instruction.
are partly responsible for the condition of
things in China. More than three hundred
years ago in Japan the Roman Church
prosecuted the Japanese who refused TO ac-
cept the doctrine. At this moment similar
things are at work in China Bishops OF
theirs have titles which excite the jeal-
Ousy Of the native Chinese. Some mission
aries actually sit as justices in civil cases
and impose fines and other temporal pen
alties- They surround themselves with all
the dignity Of kingly rulers. and the native
heather 90 not distinguish between the &c
clesiastical and civil rule. The result is
anti-foreign feeling, an anti-foreign spirit
has been developed and no one can help
but see that first attack is made upon the
missionaries who have assumed to exercise
civil power. ! was in China FIVE years ago
this month. and many of the conditions I
examined on the spot. ! also have the tes-
timony Of missionaries on the ground at
this moment They declare the bishops
secure the release OF their converts when
brought before the courts, and that the
authority of the French Consul is often
invoked to emphasize the demands OF the
priests and bishops. The same thing is
going on in the Philippines at the present
time These things lead to uprisings. The
war with Japan put an end for the time be-
ing to contemplated uprising of Boxers.
Only missionaries who -eonfine themselves
simply to their religious duties can do any
good. Those who do not only provoke up
risings on the part OF the jealous Asiatics.
UNKNOWN MAN KILLED.