The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-17
Atrocities Described g the Rev,
 H. G DuBOss
CHRISTIAN SELF -SACRIFGE
Sermon Last Night at the Central Presbyterian Church - Breaches Tonight at the First Pres
 byterIan Church.

The Rev H. c. DuBose, D. D., one of is in attendance at the Synod of the Pres byterian church. now in session at Bes- semer, spoke to large congregations in Birmingham yesterday, in the morning at the First Presbyterian church and at night at the Central Presbyterian church.
 At both services pr. DuBose spoke of the mission work in China, and at night more especially of the Boxer movement against the Christians two years ago.
 At the Central Presbyterian church last night Dr. DuBose took for his subject part of the sixth verse of the seventeenth chapter of Revelations, "The Blood of the Martyrs of Jesus"
 The first part of the discourse was de- voted to the martyrdom which Christians are sometimes called upon to undergo. Those who die for Christ or are perse- cnted for the sake of Christ and the Christian religion, he said, are martyrs of Christ and upon their death are re- eeived with joy in heaven. In times past thousands have suffered and died for Christ, and In death have praised God. and many have smiled as they were be- headed or put to death In other ways.
 The Boxer crueltIes.
 In speaking of the eruelties inflicted upon the Christians in China when the famous Boxer movement took place, Dr. DuBose graphically pictured borrowing scenes of tortrue and death.
 He explained that the uprising of the Boxers was occasioned by the encroach- ments of different countries upon lands in China, and by syndicates getting con- trol of the most valuable mineral dis tricts in that country.
 "The uprisal of the Boxers" he said was confined to the provinces in the northern part of China. The counsel gen. erals for the United States and Great Britain made compact with the south ern viceroys and governors to the effect that if they would preserve order in their territories and protect the foreigners that the western troops would not be introduce ed into that part of China. The state of affairs In the north was that the imperial government was fighting the foreigners, and in the southern part the viceroys and governors were banded together to pro- tect them, so that the Boxer movement was confined to two or three provinces. Had the missionaries in Shang-Li known that by crossing Into the next province they would have been safe, doubtless many lives would have been saved.
 'erhe boxer movement started as pa- triotic sect, but the boxers soon took upon themselves the form of religious crusad- CTS and considered themselves under the special protection of the gods. They were very superstitious, and thought If a can non ball was fired at them that by a wave of the hand 1t would fall at their feet; that If they stretched forth their bare arms no sword could cut them. and that their bodies were impregnable to the point of spear"
 Dr. DuBose said that 1Ss foreign mis- sionaries-135 adults and fifty-three chill dren-were killed during the crusade of the boxers. In addition, several thousand Chinese converts were put to death.
 Selge of Pekin.
 In speaking of the siege at Pekln Dr. DuBose drew a graphic picture. Ten days before the siege began" he said. "a large quantity of wheat had been gath cred and the Christians were supplied with enough to eat. When the boxers did enter the city the streets are said to have run with human blood. The boxers set fire to many houses. killed great num- bers of people and robbed and ransacked buildings, residences and store houses.
 China is hcneycombed with secret so- cieties, and the boxer movement, once be- gan. spread rapidly. It is impossible for you Christian people here in America to understand the power of superstition. The boxers thought 1t was their duty to drive out the foreigners, and clinging to their superstitions they committed fear fu1 acts.'
 He spoke of party of missionaries who escaped from one city and In their flight were accosted by band of cavalry, which promised protection In a few minutes the cayalrymen took the mem- bers of the party into a nearby wood and each one was beheaded; of another time when Christians were put in well by boxers and buried alive; of still another party. the members of which were bound, gagged and taken into a small city, where they were publicly beheaded one by one in the view of thousands of natives, who rejoiced at the awful sight.
 "The homes of the Chinese who became Christians were destroyed by fire. the owners put to death. the flowers in the