Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-09-11
with students ana civilians. aud Mrs
Winn one with policemen.

Except lcr the miSSfCnarys Salary.
the church is quite self-supporting. II
is more aggressive than many long.
established congregations in Chris
uan lands. for il maintains. with no
outside aid, hospital ana a CONNER
ciai school for young men: with. ma
turally, religious features attached to
both. The varied labors OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Winn include writing frequent
articles of timely. practical sort for
the Dalny daily newspaper.
A New War on ii.o,uro Peninsula.
The recent war which ,sr.ered its
most noteworthy features here held
the whole worlds attention. This
present religious conflict. while less
spectacular is also strategic. Budd-
hism and Shintoism are not here in
force or power. The ancient religious
associations are lacking. The out.
ward signs. such as idols and shrines
Of the ancestral creeds. are wanting.
Christianity is here and displaying
marked vitality. 1t looks like a rare
chance for the latter.
In addition to Mr.. winn's work Che
being the only American missionary
on the peninsula) the Young Mems
Christian association is serving the
soldiers. who still abound all over
this region. Another laudable enter.
prise is that OF rescue work, in
which both the native church and the
Y. Nj. c. A. were engaged. before it
was given over to the Salvation
Army. The reader must remember
that the debris of war is the common
est sight here. The stranded camp
followers. and all the harpies that
follow in the wake OF an army. are
almost as numerous as the discarded
army mules which trudge patiently
along every road. AS soon as HOSTILE.
ties were over. thousands OF young
girls were brought into Manchuria
from Japan, many of them Of incred-
IDLY tender years. and most OF them
actual slaves. Hundreds OF these
poor creatures have been rescued by
the Christians
Further up the peninsula, and
throughout Manchuria, are the mis-.
sions to the Chinese of the Scotch
and Irish Presbyterian churches,
which do not properly come within
the scope of this article. During the
war these men, who are far above
average grade, did such conspicuous
humanitarian service that their praise
was sounded by Japanese. Russians
and Chinese. DIR. Westwater. at Lao
yang, was officially mentioned by
Marshal Oyama and given a substan.
tial contribution for his hospital. The
war correspondents likewise found
shelter and succor within the homes
OF these sturdy Scotchmen and Irish
men.
One branch OF Mr. Winn's work ex.
tends TO Port Arthur, where there are
number OF Christians. | also he;srd
that one British Lutheran missionary
is at work there. but l could not find
him. In truth. war overshadows
everything else at Port Arthur. The
Japanese are pushing work on their
new Notifications, and on the disman-
Ting or restoring of the sunken Rus.
sian warships that still lie in the
harbor. They seemingly have had
no time to patch up the buildings
pears as If the conflict had taken
place only n week ago. There stands
the hospital. bearing it's blazing red
cross. with its corner still "A gaping
wound. Churches. schools, Office.
buildings and homes are all SCARED
or broken by the terrible fire. The
spectacle is notwithstanding one.
making the visitor wish that some
new missionaries or l.sace might con
vert the powers of civilization.
The best view OF II ali ~ from his
toric 203-Meter HILL wherce Port
Arthur is seen as an open book. On
the way thither-it is about three
miles back of Port Arthur prorer-I
passed through Chinese town, where
I had my first experience OF being
called a foreign devil" Two small
boys ran after my carriage for half
a mile. monotonously and spiritlessty
repeating the epithet. as If it wero a
religious duty with them. Certainly
they showed none of the signs cf
pleasure that a small boy usually dis
plays when up to mischief At the
end OF the village they waited for my
return and repeated the performance.
Very few visitors go to Port Arthur,
but 203-Meter Hill. which is not now
fortified. Is apparently becoming q
Japanese patriotic shrine.
The debris OF that terrific assault
is still to he seen upon the mountain
broken gun carriages. fragments Of
shell. bullets. discharged cartridges
and entertainments. I'm one Of tho
little holes which one OF the sOldierA
had vainly dug for his protection
found part OF a mans backbOne-ali
that was left Of a once brave soldier.
The very top of the mountain waa
blown of ny the battle. The whole
country for miles about is pittcd with
the smallpox OF war-hoIes torn ia
tho earth Ivy the exploding shells
and entertainments dug by the con.