The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-08
LEAD 10 SLAUGHTER
Terrible Story of Christian
Persecution in China.
MAKES BLOOD RUN COLD
Missionaries Died Preaching
the Word of God.

Washington, May 1.-THE mail received
today from China brings q thrilling ac-
count of the murder Of the missionaries
at Tai Yuan Flu on the sth of last July.
which was taken down in writing by DR..
]. A Greasy, a member OF the Baptist
church, who was an unwilling witness
TO their martyrdom. Young Cheng is
vouched for as a Christian of excellent
character and absolutely trustworthy.
He says that he was taking treatment
at the hospital at the Baptist society s
premises at Tai Yuan Flu when on the
sth of July he saw the Rev. Mr.. Pigott,
his wife and child, John Robinson, Miss
Duval and two young women named Alt
water brought into the town The two
gentlemen were handcuffed and escorted
by company of soldiers and followed by
immense throngs OF natives. Wherever
they stopped to rest Nj. Pigott and Mr..
Robinson preached to the people, who
gathered around them and were very
much astonished, saying, You are going
to be killed for preaching, and yet you
continue TO do So" That night the party
were placed in prison with a number o.
other missionaries and their wives and
children, including several Catholic
priests. The next morning they were all
executed.
The first to be led forth" Yung Cheng
says, was Mr.. Farthing, a Baptist min
lister. His wife clung to him, but ne put
her aside gently. knelt down without say
ing a word, and his head was struck of
by one blow of the executioners' knife.
He was quickly followed bp Pastor Hod-
die and Benyon, and Drs. Levitt and VIII
son, all of whom were beheaded with
one blow by the execuuoner. Then the
governor. Yu Hsien, grew impatient and
told his bodyguard, all of whom carried
big beheading knives with long handles,
to help kill the others. Pastors Stokes,
Simpson and Whitehouse were next killed
the last by one blow only, the other two
by several.
when the men were finished the
ladies were taken. Mrs. Farthing had
hold Of the hands of her children. who
ciung to her, but the soldiers parted them
and with one blow beheaded their mother
The executioner beheaded all the children
and did it slilfully. needing only one
blow; but the soldiers were clumsy, and
some of the laoles suffered several cuts
before death.
Mrs. Levitt was wearing her spectaeles
and held the hand of her little boy, even
when she was killed. She spoke to the
people, saying, as near as I can remem-
Der: We all came to China to bring you
the good news of salvation by Jesus
Christ: we have done you no harm, only
good; why do you treat US so?' A soldier
took off her spectacles before beheading
her, which needed two blows.
when the Protestants were all killed,
the Roman Catholics were led forward.
The bishop, an old man. with long white
beard, asked the governor, Yu Hsien,
why he was doing this wicked deed. 1 did
not hear the governor give him any ans
wer. but he drew his sword and cut the
bishop across the face one heavy stroke;
blood flowed down his white beard and
he was beheaded. The priests and nuns
quickly followed him in death.
Then Pastor Pigott and his party were
led from the district jail, which is close
by. He was still handcuned and so was
Mr.. Robinson. He preached TO the people
to the very last, when he was beheaded
with one blow Mr.. Robinson suffered
NSdAh very calmly MIS- IiSQLL utiQ LIle
hand of her son. even when she was be-
headed, and he was killed Immediately
after her. The lady and two girls were
killed also, quickly.
"On that day, forty-fve foreign people
in all, were beheaded, thirty-three Prot
estants and twelve Roman Catholics. The
bodies of ali were left where they fell
till the next morning, as it was evening
before the work was finished. During
the night they were stripped OF the cloth
ing and other things. such as rings and
watches Next day they were removed
TO a place inside the great south gate.
except some Of the heads. which were
placed in cages on the gates Of the wall"
The most vigorous workers have spells
Of tired feeling now and then. This
feeling is caused by arrangement in the
liver and bowels. a few doses
OF PRICKLY ASH BITTERS quickly
the disorder and sends the
blood tingling through the veins. carry
ing life and renewed energy throughout
the system