The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-04
HOTABLE DINNER
TO HIGH CHINESE
EmperOr's ENJOYS Welcomed at
Function of Missionary
Boards.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3-Under the aus
pices Of the various missionary boards
which have their headquarters in New
York, a notable dinner wss rendered to
the visiting high commissioners of tho
Emperor OF China. Niceroy Tuan Fong
and Tai Hung Chi. assistant secretary or
the imperial Chinese treasury, tonight at
the Waldorf-AStorid hotel.
Many Make Addresses.
John w Foster. formerly Secretary OF
State, presided and addresses were made
by Lleut-Goy, NJ Lynn Bruce. welcome
on behalf OF New York State, Rev. Ar
thur Judson Brown, who spoke In behalf
OF the missionary boards Niceroy Tuan
Fong, who voiced the appreciation OF the
commission for the welcome extended by
America, Morris X. Jessup, president OF
the New York Chamber OF Commerce ;
diocese OF New York, President Nicholas
Murray Butler OF Columbia; Rev. Man
Clus II. Hutton, president of the board
OF foreign missions OF the Reformed
church in America. Rev Dr, d Gdmewen
professor In the Peking university, China
and Sir Chentung LANG ChenG. the Chi
nese Minister at Washington. Letters or
regret were read from President Roose-
welt and Secretary OF State Root.
Eight hundred men and women were
seated about the tables
Former Secretary Foster in a brief
speech sand:
IlGSpcCl lol
when l meet a Chinese gentleman l
havo the impulse to stand uncovered In
his presence and to make q profound bow
out OF respect to his great empire nnd
race, antedating In their existence and
clylllzatI tIon all others of which we have
any record. with achievements unsur-
passed In literature. In philosophy In art
and in useful inventions"
Dr. Arthur Judson Brown referred
briefly to the murder OF the missionaries
at Lien Chou recently and continued
1--WE mourn for the innocent who were
sacrificed TO blind rage, but We mourn not
In the spirit OF revenge, and the Presby-
torlan board. under whose care the mis-
s!onaries were. has voted that IL VIII not
consider indemnity for the lives of the
dead nor for any pGni%ttEe % purposes; TP S but
be replaced. This Is not because the
board does not value the lives OF It's mis-
sionarles but because II Will not set a
because the board would have the Chinese
see that the missionary gives his life
rot for money, but for China and for
Cod"
Viceroy Responds.
VIceroy Tuan Tong. in his address.
I'VE take pleasure this evening in bear
ing testimony TO the part taken by Amer
ican missionaries In promoting the pro-
lTess OF the Chinese people
Tho awakening of China. which now
seems TO be at hand nay may be traced In
no Slnall measure ~ lne nhUuS OF the
missionary. For this service YOU will
find China not ungrateful.
"lt Is n great pleasure to us to learn
frcm DR.. Brown. as the spokesman OF the
American missionary boards. the nssur-
ance that the missionaries you send to
China have no desire to interfere with
our national customs. nor TO 'denationul-
izo any Chinese Christian
The speaker said he hoped the mission
airy boards would forbid missionaries to
interfere In Chinese la% courts when
tlgiT converts Interested
The Chinese commissioners went to
Governors island this afternoon to return
Gen. Grants call of yesterday. Thoy
were greeted on their arrival there with
n salute OF fifteen Gurs Gen, Grant and
his staff met the visitors at the pier and,
with several companies Of coaSt artillery