The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-11
SAW JAPAN'S
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Missionary Writes Here From
the Seat Of War i'll
the East.
HERALD FOR THE JAPANESE
Religious Paper Comes Out
Squarely for the Little People. Z
The Central's Opinion

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II the fact swore not decidedly apparent
already Information obtained In s,tters
that have just arrived here from the
East would Curry conclusive evidence
that Japan means business and is start
Ing out with the confident self-assuranco
OF beating Russia IT such thing be
possible. s,.
From a missionary In Japan DR.. r. j..
WllHaghnm, secretary Of the Foreign
Mission Board, yesterday received o let.
ter that has been received with the very
llvelest interest here. The writer de-
clares that In the harbor- Of Sascbo he
has JUS. seen the Japanese fleet OF one
4 hundred fine war vessels. Every ship
had full steam up and was kept in this
condition ready 10 strike at a moments
notice. The whole tslnnd is being for
titled, and particularly Is this true OF
Nagasakl.. The missionary, without pre-
dieting concerning the FINAL outcome. OK
presses confidence In the laps, and says
they will put up big fight.
Great concern is feH In religious cir
d les Hero for the safety Of the mission
aries in Japan and In Korea, which will
probably be the battle-ground. Dr.. Will
bingham wrote to several Of them yes
&terdny and advised them to go inland II
necessary Els son, the Rev. Calder
Willngham, SO we'll known here, lu In
Japan with his wife. The board, how.
ever, Is, giving no special directions to
the missionaries. They are on the field
and know better. how to dispose OF them
selves so as to insyre their safety.
Herald for Japan.
The dcnominntional weeklies are out
to-day on the war situation. The Reli-
glous Herald the Baptist organ. comes
out squarey for Japan. The Hera,l
saws:
3 In the Impending struggle between ia.
pan and Russia the whole round world Il
Intensely Interested Russia for q long time
past has steadily sought to gain sympn'
struggle between Plagiarism and Christian
face q yellow Peril" OF monstrous pro.
portions Lending Russian papers, su is
event of disaster to the Russian arms
Japan. pulled up with her success. VII
make common cause With CHINA. wnose
mitagy p % viii seeome under Jap
anese discipline and led by japanese 81, o..
fcers, an overwhelming men q s;ss, 70 ~. ,nt
cyzsd Mora d XII Mha only HGrS sne
She slaughters Jews, hunts down tht
Stundists. represses. sternly anything tina
savors of free opinion. and maintains ar
autocracy., in striking contrast with .hf
While While, In the latter country there, is a.
genuine liberty OF religious TEACHING a:
we have In AMERICA: IN tact. u Is no
many evangelical Christians. IN proportion
to population, as can be found In Russia
Russia, moreover. wishes to close ~
E Eastot over which She may gain ascend
ENJOY. while Japan stands for the open q Geo O
in commerce, as In religion. II RUSSO
whips and men comes hsp as Svhv
China will be at her feet, and the clVi!
ICED world has as much-if not morcIle
fear from the Mongol hordes, when leg g,
company under the leadership Of the jap
anese. On tho whola. then, as far as VI
can see. and that, confesscdly. - YER ! err
short distance ana nm n.y. t suer BY n1a
over verss It seems 10 us that tho Japanese II
this matter have tho best OF the argu
eerned, and nd so We fling our cap for tn
The Central's Opinion.
The Central Presbyterian ALSO H I1Rs
t tIat the disturbances In tho East may b
grs9an5 sa'n to a Sivl sad says ana
Asia. China and Th!bet may erum ? Pig ~ y
pieces and fall into the contfol Z Ia at nom
e eeilcd to give Up some Of their inhuma,
Christian mss0aar plFoe %aS
snInrSed Facilities for their elevating an
transforming work. It was Ro1naq1 S Son
quest that introduced the gospe! az o nt 7,
and conquest may again pc USED LOT
tha Gentr n K aspareaT h ,sG mis-
sefI nppas Vii prohabiv have to retire
I 1iu or 10 Shanghai, The Rev a an,,, MI
w s. Reynolds have been n r. ss9u!rr a!'
IJaprrIsnn and McCutchin and Mlss.s
rate and ingold A. tnI Kun5 ana t az RI
Hey.- ANY a,u u W y Bull, and at Makpo ar
~ and Mrs, owen. Mr. and Mrs. prest o.
/ Rev. Eugene Bell and Miss stra a,.,1 =
and Mrs. Drew are at OAKLAND las
Mr.. John Futchison is sick at the M
4. mortal Hospital, lie Is thousnt 20