New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-12
ANXIETY OVER MISSIONARIES
AMERICAN BOARDS APPEAL TO THE
PRESIDENT TO PROTECT WORK
ERS IN CHINA

These anxious but nearly helpless days for
the secretaries Of the missionary boards Of the
large denominations. They are trying to get word
from their missionaries who are in the heart OF
the trouble in China. but yet they have not
succeeded All they can do is to wait for the
United States to take the worry of their minds by
sending TO the scene force large enough 70 make
life secure.
The Missionary Society of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church received yesterday 1t its headquarters
No $50 Fffth-ave. the following cable message:
,,,.-,. Picking City. June 6. 1900.
Massacre native Christians Situation foreigners
DAvIs-GAMEwELL
The Rev. DR.. George R. Davis and the Rev Dr.
F D. Gameweu. who signed the message are
Methodist missionaries Peking DR.. A b
Leonard, corresponding secretary OF the society
sent copy Of the message TO President Mckinley
at Washington, with this dispatch:
Just Tsfetved this cable dispatch from Picking
lection as our Government can afford
A B. LEONARD
Secretary Leonard said yesterday afternoon that
the Methodist Episcopal Church has forty mission
aries in the threatened provinces of Picking Tien-
Tsin Thun-Hua and Shan-Tung
OF the one hundred thousand Protestant con-
verts in China" he said twenty-five thousand
six hundred belong 10 the Methodist Church-over
fourth you see"
The danger 10 the many members of this faith
is not slight and the officers of the society have
been doing all in their power to get the Govern
Hlei4l 70 protect the native church members ana
the American missionaries. A few days ago Score
tary Leonard the following letter to Secretary
OF State Hay:
Ihs Missionary Society of the Methodist Episco-
Pa Snurch has forty missionaries in the territory
IN North China included in the present serious
anxious concerntng tbs county, and we are very
from private parties receive response Nav /
Minister Mr. conger whether Rmefc gn5ongn our
s9fes ln Feklng and the surrounding country are
saIe- Se assured we will very greatly appreciate
any Information you may be able to give US
DR. A B. LEONARD.
DR.. Leonard explained the reference to cable
dispatches The Presbyterian missionary officers
told him of their unsuccessful attenpts to raacb
their missionaries
ne state Department has not yet answered this
letter. Indeed, none Of the Headquarters of
Foreign missions was it found that Washington
had acknowledged the receipt of any or rho roar,
communications sent. However the secretaries
generally felt sure that this Government would do
all 1t could to protect its citizens and their prop
erty No concerted action by the different demon
nations has been taken, is there any such
purpose in view. What" they asked. can we
do? The Government alone is able to act"
Mr.. Headland a returned missionary who visited
the Methodist rociety's Office yesterday was quoted
as saying that there was little danger to the lives
Of the missionaries long as they kent within
their own lines
At the office of Arthur T. Brown secretary of
foreign missions Of the Presbyterian Board the
following information obtained The secretary
has cable messages TO Picking 10 ask for in
formation about the missionaries there and the
OF affairs Pao-Tnp-Fu PRESBYTERIAN
mission about sixty miles southV est OF Pekins
He has received answer. The missionaries
have agreed that II any OF them should die
a cable dispatch shall be sent 10 headquarters at
Orce. The Presbyterian Board is trying to make
the adage no news is good news" do all the
assuring possible but still il cannot explain why
Picking does not its messages In the dis
turbed district denomination has eighty-fve
missionaries
The Boxers have cut Of the mission at Pao-
Tng-Fu and there is be anxious for its
safety. The missionaries at Picking have the lega-
tions to protect them. and there is so much
cause for worry about them Those who are shut
off by the Boxers The Rev. J. w Lowrie.
the Rev J. A Miller and Mrs Miller. the Rev.
Mr. simcox and Mrs Slmcox. Dr. G. Yardley Tay-
Tor Mrs. A p. Lowrie DR.. Cortland Van Rens-
saaer Hodge and Mrs. Hodge and Dr. Maud A
Mackey
Mrs A P Iowrfe, the mother OF me Rev. J. W.
Iowrie may not be there. some of her friends say.
for they heard that she left two weeks before the
outbreak STILL the chances are IL is thought that
she is with the others
Chi-Nau-Fu, in the province OF West Shan Tung.
II was dated April %. and said that the officials
rad promised times that any outbreak would
he suppressed. This had made the foreigners feel
more fasv One Of the secretaries. how
ever ed a letter had been received a few
weeks ago from the Rev. Mr.. Miller saying that
disturbances expected.
The Protestant Episcopal Church has no mis-
sionaries IN the troubled regions
DR. Daniels Of the American Board of Commits