The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-15
NEWS FROM
The: FIELD.
Missionary Writes About the
Situation In China.
SAYS TROUBLE is BREWING
Shanghai Paper Declares That Under
Present Regime China viii Come
to Ruin-Trouble Antlcipa. rs
ted In Brazil.
SAYS TROUBLE is BREWING

y In view OF the statements and counter
statements being made Just now from
official sources with reference to the like
lihood OF mother Boxer uprising In China,
special interest attaches to letter re-,
ceived here by the Foreign Mission Board
OF the Southern Baptist Convention from
d missionary upon the fold. IN
The writer Is the Rev. Frank Rawlin-
son. who Is stationed at Shanghai. one OF
tho most important mission posts in Gem
trail China. While he deals in conserv-
alive manner with the situation. tho min
lister plainly indicates that there are signs
5of trouble which may at any time develop
Into thing serious. AT the same time
no declares that Christianity is steadily
advancing in the Celestial Empire. Mr.
3Rawlinson says In part, 5 Il s
appears to be much unrest
Throughout the empire at the present
time AS you have seen, there is &some-
thing Matching In the Northwest. a re-
cont editorial in one Of the Shanghai
pers declared that Under the present
regime China must come to ruin. The
on the relation Of the mis-
sionnry to native law suits seems to be
at tense stage. Just what all these
may appear on the political horizon older
heads seem very reluctant to- attempt to
foretell, and + certainly have no wish
to lk5where giants fear to tread. But
one thing is sure: The cause OF Christ
IL steadily advancing In China. The mum
Der Of those who hear and@wh believe
the gospel ID steadily increasing. The
King 8 forces are not losing any OF the
clritory already won, and are steadily
gaining more. Slowly but surely there
Is also being enrolled a ~ generation OF
Chinese yo,h with q backing Of Chris
tan training which they have received
in Christian schools and churche les, u has
well been said that their voice will yet
DO heard and their influence felt in ma
tional affairs. "a n ID f1ss. s33 ;tS
TROUBLE IN BRAZIL
Besides the letters from China. the
beard Is IN receipt OF others from Bra2ll.l
The Rev Solomon Il L. Ginsburg writes
from Pernambuco. telling OF ~ Insults
heaped upon the heads of the missionari les.
Recently 200 Bibles were burnt In q pub
lie square Among those converted are
some, Including lady and her daughter.
members OF one Of the most artstocratic
families OF tho place, who are being bit
Etery prosecuted.
also writes OF troubles that beset his
path at every turn. God only knows"
4 no says In one place, how hard we are
trying and how utterly we fall Oh, Dr..
Willinghnm. my heart seems to. break with
tho awful load of sin In this great wicked
land. Can you not send us some more
workers z" 81
The fiscal year OF the board Is rapidly
drawing to close. The total receipts OF
the year thus far have amounted to $780,
73c. OIL Tho board wants $4,000 more to
settle all accounts. The total indebted
ness on April 1st was s5s, 635. Il.
Virginia Baptists are rather concerned
ever the fact that Georgia Is ahead up
to this times Virginia has always led in
foreign missions, and there Will probably
b. a hard run that she may pull up to
first place again.