Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-26
WILL END DAYS
AMONG CHINESE
MISSIONARY TO MAKE FINAL
TRIP TO ASIA
PASSES FIFTY-oNE YEARS IN
FLoWERY KINGDOM
DR., ], 3. Hartwell Tells of Work
Among Heather and of Excite
ment During Boxer
Uprising

DR.. ]. B. Hartwell, who, with his
daughter, Miss Anna Hartwell has
registered at the Hollenbeek hotel for
a brief visit in Los Angeles, related
yesterday many thrilling tales Of MS
experiences inc China, which extend
over a period of fifty-one years. Dr.
Hartwell states that although the in
dustrial progress of China during TINS
period has not been marked, the prog
ress made by the many Christian mis-
sionaries who have gone into the coun-
trv is marvellous. In Shan Tung prov
ince, where Hartwen went htty years
ago, the people had never heard OF
Jesus Christ or his teachings. Iouay IN
that same district the Christians are
counted by the thousands. =,
on the last day of 1860 DR.. HartWell
went into Chefoo and in the fall OF
1852 organized the first church in that
place, the meetings being held in Hart
wells private residence. When the Tai
Ping rebellion was at it's height he
went into the Tai Ping province with
the hope of effecting compromise De-
tween the opposing forces. He was re
ceiyed in the, kings palace with h1gh
honors. the people bowling down their
heads to the ground when he passed
them on the street,
Chinese Gordon's Start
Later a companion missionary. James
L. Holmes, went into this same prov
ince, and on returning published long
account of his experiences. 1t was this
account which, when read before the
British parliament, caused it to pass
the act allowing English soldiers TO
enlist in the Chinese service without
losing their position in her majesty S
service. The outcome of this was the
organization of a Chinese army under
the generalship of Chinese" Gordon
that successfully put down the Tai
Ping rebellion.
DR. Hartwell related many thrilling
adventures of the Boxer uprising. He
says that the sides of the houses would
be frequently covered over night with
writing telling on what date the Euro
pean missionaries were to be executed
He went on to tell of the horrible tor
lures inflicted upon the converted Chi
nese, in few instances any pretense
of trial being made, the victims usu-
ally being either buried alive or tied
and thrown into the ocean. DR.. Hart
we'll considers his escape from death
and torture in many instances as moth
ing short of miraculous.
Chinese Model Pupils
Dr. Hartwell is supervisor of the
Bush theological seminary at Hwang
Hen, and says the several hundred
pupils in attendance might we'll be
taken for models by many schools in
the civilized world. DR.. Hartwell was
the founder of the Chinese Baptist
church in San Francisco, which was
destroyed by the earthquake but re-
built later.
He says the Chinese are difficult to
convert, but when once won over make
some of the stanchest Christians he has
ever known. They are, he said. ex-
tremely intelligent, although in many
instances they seem to have little con-
science.
DR.. Hartwell regrets that he has not
more years to sD4nd in China, and
says that he has never known what it
means to become lonely, nor has he
ever regretted any portion of his life
spent in that country.
He viii leave shortly for San Jose.
where he has another daughter who
has been engaged as a missionary in
China for twenty-one years. Mrs. Nell
lie Beattie. The daughter who accom-
panies DR. Hartwell has herself been
for sixteen years a missionary, while
his wife died in China several years
ago.
DR.. Hartwell will sail soon from
San Francisco to give the remainder
of his life to missionary work at the
Bush Theological institute.