The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-23
4 Victim OF TIE BOXERS
An AlSatian Missionary Killed at
South -Kien-FOO.
News of the Tragedy Received at
LoyOia College In MnryIand-Fa-
Their Guidner Describes the Inter
ests and work Of the Jesuits in
China - Fears for the Priests.

BALTIMORE. July 23.-The priests at
Loycla College have received news Of the
murder of Rev. Modestus Andiauer, an
Alastian. who was connected with the
Jesuit mission at South Ho-Kien-Foo, in
the Gulf OF Pe-chi-H. China
Rev. Benedict Guldner, a professor al
the Jesuit College, Woodstock. Nd. VINO
is well Informed concerning the Catholic
missions in China. expresses the fear that
other priests and native Christians have
been murdered by the Boxers and the
property of the missions destroyed. Father
Andlausr was about fifty years old and had
been in China a number Of years
The only American Jesuit In China who
is known 10 Father GuIdner is Rev. Charles
Hornsbey. a native Of Missouri. He IS re-
ported as having recently left Shanghai
on his way 10 Macao. Since that time
nothing has been heard OF him. Father
Horas0ey went TO China when a young
man and took the long course Of studies
/ required by the Jesuits at the house OF
studies in China
Father Guldner gave the following de-
scription Of the Jesuit missions in China:
There are in China proper mere than for
IL Catholic yicariate. apostolic, CT mission
airy dioceses. each ruled by a bishop. The
majority Of the missionaries are European
priests. regular and secular. although
there is a considerable number Of native
Chinese priests among them. The Jesuit
Fathers control two Of these missionary
CiOccses.
"One mission is situated in Eastern Pc
chill. on the Gulf Of Pe-cAi-I. The mis-
[ siouarits are French JcsCits. The WORK
done by them is similar 10 that done in
the mission o. Nankin-Conversicn OF the
+ Cairese and scientific and educational
work. They have a seminary and double
I college ut Hen HiGD. The number Of mis-
! sionaries is ffty-rine: native Christian
7 converts about 5a.OJ9. Right Rev. Henri
Butte a jesuit. rules the diocese. while
. Pere Seneschal IS tte president @; the sem
mary ard college
The other mission. OF Nansin. com
/ prises TIRE territory Of the Provinces Of
Naukin. NEan-ECci. and kiEng-SU- The
mi siouaries are. for the most part,
FrerchmCn. with a sDTinklins Of Italians,
Germans. DutChmen. and Irishmen- Their
converts are scattered throughout these
three provinces. The bishop. Jesuit, is
the Right Rev. Prosper Paris. The mum
Der OF missionaries is 1SS. There are l3T
priests. - students preparing fC- the
priesthood. ard - lay brothers. all JCsIits-
Besides th,se there are - secular priests.
native Chinese. under the jurisdiction OF
Bishop Paris. The number OF Chinese
Catholics in this mission is 10000. More
. over. there are =00G0 catechumeus. Or
candidates for baptism. who have 10 IN
dergO years CT instruction and probation
before being admitted TO baptism. he
I missionaries write that the Chinese make
admirable Christians and that they could
, have any number Of converts If the mum
her Of missionaries was sufficient TO in
struct the CatechUmens.
Besides the purely missionary work the
Jesuit Fathers are doing a vast amount Of
educational and scientific work The cen
ire OF this latter work is Zi-Ka-Wei. near
Shanghai. shanghai is the commercial
centre OF this part OF China, great inter
national emporium and practically an En-
glish-speaking city.
AT ZI-Ea-Wci the Jesuits have many
and important establishments. There is
college as efficient as any European col
! Iege. 4 seminary for the education OF Jes-
uits in which the same branches are taught
as at Woodstock College. Nd likewise
seminary for the training of secular
priests: there are fourishing orphan asy-
lums; there is an Industrial and technical
school in which architecture. painting, and
printing are taught the young native con-
NeTtS DE SEliLlul luStTuStolS- NNlAtctei
with the Jesuit University is the we'll
known Meteorological and Magnetic O5ser-
vatory. under the direction Of Pere FROG
and several able assistants. This impor-
tant observatory renders invaluable ser
vice 10 navigation in Eastern Asia, as the
Jesuit observatory at Manila does, with
which it works hand in hand.
AT Zi-Ka-Wci also lives the celebrated
Pere Angelo Zottoli, whose monumental
work on Chinese literature was crowned
by the French Academy. Pere Chevaler
has made extensive magnetic and geo.
graphic surveys far up the Yangtze River
Pere Hende, the Well-kIOWn naturalist,
has achieved a worldwide reputation by
his scientific studies of the fora and fauna
of China, Japan, and Asiatic Russia, which
he has been pursuing for over twenty-five
years. The president OF the University OF
Zi-Ka- Wei. Pere Boucher, is also at the
head of a corps of distinguished writers
who from time to time publish mono
graphs on various interesting subjects
bearing on the history. geography, litera-
ture. customs, and manners Of China. and
the Chinese. Fifteen of these volumes
called Varieties Sinologiques, has already
been published.
Besides the regular scientific bulletins
papers, and books which they issue from
their own presses. they also publish sew
| eraI paners and magazines. also books in
the Chinese language. A distinguished
member of the Society OF Jesus is Peye
Laurent Ii, native Chinese, who, be-
sides being master Of his own native Ian
! guage and literature, is an accomplished
Latin and French scholar. He is editor--n-
/ chief OF all Chinese publications, papers,
magazines, and books.
About two years ago Prince Henry or
/ Prussia, when cruising in Chinese waters.
I paid visit to the celebrated Jesuit es.ab-
/ lishments at Zi-Ka-Wei, and, both during
| his visit and after it, spoke in terms OF
| the highest admiration of the work of the
| fathers.
In both missions scattered throughout
| the provinces are schools, orphanages, and
| converts OF both native and European
women. As both the Jesuit missions lie in
| the disturbed provinces, it Is not only pos
sible but highly probable that many OF
! their convents-and perhaps some OF the
Jesuits themselves-have been mastered
by the members OF the sect OF the great
knife, called Boxers by the English"
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