The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

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! very small proportion can be described
as the victims OF anything even resenb-
ing popular fury. It is declared that
iarga majority were done to death by
the orders Of powerful mandarins. The
Times insists that the missionaries Jared
much better than the other foreigners,
and says. that nothing is more remark
able than the many instances OF friend
illness shown to them by the people dur
Ing that trying period. Many recent re-
ports from high sources confirm ,nis
view, and there is a growing feeling that
the idea that the missionary is hated
in China because he is a missionary is
a myth of the same type with the old
notion that no Chinaman accepts Chris
tianity except from motives of imne-
date self-interest
nm aged New Englander. learning OF
DR.. Henry Van Dykes passion for hunt
ing. recently sent him a drawing Of
stag underneath which was the motto
Thou shalt not kill" DR.. Van Dyke,
who will be remembered by the way,
as the author of 1.-THE Ruling Passion"
in acknowledging receipt Of the draw
ing. thanked his friend. but suggested
that under some conditions a more APP
| prcpriate text would be Acts 1913:
Rise. Peter. kill and eat
Rabbi Hirsch, of Chicago, has accept
| ed an appointment to deliver course Of
| eight lectures at Johns Hopkins. This
| is the first time that Jew has been
| asked to address the university in this
| way. Rabbi Hirsch is warm admirer
| of the character and work Of Jesus
He says that his resurrection is some
| thing more than a fact; SO much more
/ that it makes no difference whether it is
! d fact or not. It is a truth. He also
| accords to Jesus the power to work
| miracles, but does not seem to place
them above the wonderful things that
have been done by hypnotism. except
that the miracles Of Jesus" he says,
ARE all highly instructive and designed
! to enforce some great NORA or spiritual
| lesson"
In recalling the visit Of Prince Henry
| to America it has been remembered that
! the only welcome address to which the
| Prince listened, in which there was any
| reference TO religion. was the address
| Of Secretary Long. While others talked
| Of ties Of blood and of trade. the Sec
! rotary of the Navy reminded the Prince
| that our supremest tie was that of a
common faith in g. common redemption.
| A Louisville paper, In telling the story
| of recent murder trial in that city, re-
lates that after the jury had retired to
their room one of the number asked how
many were protesting Christians.
! Eight responded Now" said the
| and justice to conserve. Why not ask
| divine EuidanCe?' All consented and
| prayer was offered.
Ruby Marion. a cornettist, after closing
| an engagement in The Telephone Girl
in Denver the other day. announced that
| she would leave the stage for the Sal
| vatio Army and convert her jewels into
| funds for her new work.
Calcutta Is in the midst OF a great
evangelistic campaign and more than
| one hundred men are preaching daily
In the squares and streets, while a large
! band Of young men from the colleges are
making a house-to-house visitation.
IanMaclaren is telling some very iD7
| teresting stories about the men who have
| presided at his lectures One, on intro
! duclng him to the audience, stated that
! he would cherish every word OF the adj
dress more than pure gold. In a few
| moments he was fast asleep. and was
| awakened by Maclaren himself at the
close of the lecture. On another occasion
the chairman spent half an hour talking
about charity with which he was con-
nected, during which it was the lee
turer's time to fall asleep. which he did.
only to be awakened by the audience
| driving the man to his seat.
Dr. Clark, the fond father Of the
Christian Endeavors. who is on q tour
of Europe, writes Interestingly Of re-
cent audience which he had with King
Oscar II. OF Sweden and Norway. The
king Is an earnest christian, and is noted
for his God-fearing life. The American
minister, Mr.. Thomas, said to DR.. Clark.
81 believe he takes no important step
without looking up to heaven and seek
ing Gods blessing upon it, The queen
is still more devout while their second
out Europe for his philanthropy and re-
ligioUs zeal The prince IS president OF
the Y. NJ. c. a. of Stockholm, chairma n
of a missionary society, and has himself
organized a mission for the Lapps among
whom he often \preaches. The religious
character of this royal family seems all
the more remarkable when it Is Ternem-
beredo that King Oscar is the grandson
of Bernadotte, Napoleon's famous mar
shall.
Baron Nicolay is another man of pety
whom DR.. Clark has recently met in high
life in Europe. He is a nobieman In
the Cars court, and is famous through
out Russia for his Christian work among
the prisoners. the students, and indeed
all classes of people. Seldom" says Or.
J Clark, have I seen anyone who so i'm
pressed me with his simple. unostenta-
tious, cheerful piety.''