New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-28

thorty to order the missionaries at Lien Chow,
Yeuns-Kong and Hanan to the treaty ports.
AT the regular meeting of the Executive Council
of the Presbyterian Board yesterday afternoon 1t
was decided not to send to China the ten new mis-
sionaries under appointment and the missionaries
In this country furloughs until conditions in
China might warrant.
dispatch from Tsin-Tan, dated June q, stated
that rioters had burned the American chapel at
Wei-Hien, IN East Shan-Tung Province, on Nor
day night This great surprise,
that section has been quiet up to this time II
is believed that the chapel is Of the buildings
Of the Presbyterian mission. Secretary Brown said
yesterday that he knew Of no other missionary
society having station a Wei-Hlen. This is
OF the principal stations OF the Board in China and
has thirteen missionaries Three Of them, the Rev.
Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. Natter And Miss Mary Brown
NJ. D, in this country. Those at Wei-Hien
the Rev. Mr.. and Mrs F. H. Chalfant. the Rev.
and Mrs. J. A. Fitch. DIR. and Mrs W. R. FAIRIES,
Miss Emma F. Boughton, Mrs. NJ. NJ Crossette
and Miss Charlotte f. Halves.
The Rev. DIR. Creegan, Of the Foreign Missions
Board Of the Congregations Church. said yester-
day that he had received news from China but
had written several returned missionaries and
others likely TO have received letters by Mondays
China mail asking them to telegraph to him any
they might have. He said he thought the de-
parture OF Ii Hung Chang from Canton would be
the signal for disturbance.
F. s. Bell. business manager OF the Christian and
Missionary Alliance which has stations in North,
had directed its missionaries IN South China to
to points of safety If necessary. He said they
would probably go Macao or Hong Kong.
DR.. Carroll, of the Methodist Episcopal Mission
airy Society, said yesterday that he had received
reply to the cable message he sent on Tuesday. He
said:
suppose the cable is busy We have heard
nothing from our mission in the south either We
have stations in the district in which Canton is
situated, most southern mission being that of
Foo-Chow
He thought the outbreak would have ultimately
little effect upon missionary enterprise in China.
"As North China is pacifed." he said. the
missionaries will be back at their posts again.
Past outbreaks that persecution has the effect
of increasing interest in Christianity"
The Rev Dr. Hsyen one OF the secretaries OF the
had received no word from China recently. The
chief agent of the society there is the Rev. DR..
He said in his last letter that he intended going
to flemish It is supposed that he went to Ten-
Tsin and that he has been unable TO communicate
No answer has yet been received at the office
Christian Association, No. West Twenty ninth
Young Mems Christian Association missionary at
Shanghai. asking the fate Of Robert A Galley.
in China. who was last reported at Tien-Tsin
No reply had been received by Robert B. Morse,
secretary Of the international Committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association, to the cable
message sent By Nm a So RePsT
concerning the fate Of Robert A. Galley, a Y; NJ.
Tsin. and was was not mentioned in cable dis
patch received from Mr.. Lewis few days ago.
the American Board are supposed TO have been in
Tien-Tsn at the time Of the reported massacre;
Nellie morrill,, of Portland, Me DR. Albert T. Peck
and Mrs PECK r OF aneH OF Mareta oho Mss
l. G. Wyckof and Miss n 6. Wyekof. OF New
Rev br Henry D: Porter, Mrs Porter and Miss
Mary H Porter Of Belot Wis Arth h BIS r. Smith
Church of Brooklyn.