The sun., 1901-06-10

Asetisas Hesd ~ the Mi,sisnariss -ni,h Praise
for Gen. ChaRee.


LONDON. June i.--writIng OF what he saw
In Pekin for the Wssirinster 0osetfe. George
Lynch describes how the Sisters OF Charity
Of the Mission Of Pietang. after relief had
arrived. strovo at once to begin their labors
again and nurse and feed and teach the chill
dren that remained
Their talk. he says was not OF COM
pensation II was merely Of how they could
get their ruined mission house ut for work
asain-the work for which they had left
father and mother, and friends and their
homes In far-or France
1t was not the same elsewhere, however.
There were some missionaries who appeared
TO take different view OF the situation. Al
ready they were lodging claims with their
respective ConSals. and in order TO guard
themselves against the dilatoriness or un-
certainty OF action Of their various Govern
ments. they were taking measures to secure
immediate compensation.
One reverend gentleman. for instance,
was TO be seen day after day holding n sale
Of, loot In house that he had taken possession
or Another. an American. was carrying
on similar sale in q palatial mansion which
ne had commandeered The latter was to
be seen surrounded by jade and porcelain
temples. sable cloaks and various other furs,
and, rows OF Ruddhas arranged like wild
FOWL In a pouterer's shop. As his stock
became depicted he was In position TO ask
ans unsatisred- customer to call in again. as
his converts were bringing In fresh supplies
OF loot almost every day!
Indeed. not satisfied with the proceeds
OF ms .oot sale. this worthy man WAS enter
Chinese. and. In addition to recovering the
lnll value OF the damage sustained by his con-
verts. inflicted fines that exceed ed that amount
according 10 his own adnission-by one
There are others who took possession
oil Chinese houses wholesale, ana found =
The TACT Of their having a number Of con-
verts TO support was given by them as u
justification Of their actions. Unauestien-
Sysay, ao,y ahey hsd ndu large @ number more or less
might surely have been found lbey we're
very busy In those DAYS And perhaps that
accounts for their taxing no notice Of the
actions OF various portions OF the allied SOL
dlery Wholesale robbery, cruelty. and the
raping OF women were gong on all round;
a regular orgy Of rapine surged through the
captured city yet not one solitary voice
1T would be gratifying to think that
amid all these exponents OF the doctrine
OF the sermon on the Mount. there was one
who called for mercy on the conquered
or asked that even common humanity should
De shown them. or even reminded the gen
erals OF tnelr own rules oil war ana falr ngnt-
ing, or who raised his voice for Justice, even
II he did not In compassion. What an op-
portunity lost, which would not have been
thrown away on the Chinese, OF showing in
practice what they had been preaching
Bless them that curse you. do good TO them
that hate you, pray for them that despitefully
use you II instead Of selling images OF
Buddha they had used their influence to pre-
serve bis temples from dosecrstion and de-
tlement. or offered sanctuary TO his priests,
1t is certain that they would have more ma
terially furthered the cause they have in
hant
at would be wrong to say that not ono
solitary voice was raised 'Tis true II WAS
iss rongh-look ing soldier With strong face
that looks as II II had been hewn out OF
block Of red sandstone with q blunt hatchet
Gen. Chaffee OF the United states Army.
He would be called N England q 'ranker.
with keeping his own men from disgracins
their country's nag. wrote a letter OF re-
monstrance to Count Waldersee. and re-
oeived a snub in return for an action which
nevertheless rebounds immensely to his
credit.
Christianity in China has received a
sta ggering blow from which II will not re-
cover during the lives Of the present genera
see see" in the immediate future is at an an end
IL is even questionable whether il will not be
wiped out altogether in northern China.
The terrible assaults by Boxers will largely
decrease the number OF converts. The
from its profession are now more than counter
balanced by the hatred and persecution that
Christianity entails. The worst. blow II has
received has been through the conduct Of
the allied soldery during the late invasion.
These men have cruclfed II in China as truly
as the soldiers OF plato didits founder. And
even the Cristian missionaries raised no
protest against the cr,fcif'ion.