The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-01-03
THE CHINESE
REVOLUTION
Miss Mamie Glassburner Tells Of
Some of the Horrors-The Be-
heading of Men.
NOW ALL QUIET AT FoocHoW
All the World to Be Amazed As the
New Power Begins to Assert
Itself in Chinese Empire.
Ngu Cheng, China,
November Is, 1911.

My Dear, Dear Ones at Home:
Here | am at Ngu Cheng. There is
so very much to tell you l hardly
know where or how to begin. Let me
say first OF all that we are perfectly
safe and have been all the time. In
Haitang we have hardly known that
there has been a revolution going on,
except as news has come from Foo
chow occasionally telling of the down
fall in rapid succession Of various i'm
portant points From the first it has
been thought that Foochow would fall
without much fighting, simply falling
in line with Knangtung and other
leading provinces.
l cannot remember just when l fin
ished my last letter, but think it was
on Friday or Saturday, the 10th or
18th of November We had quiet
day on Sunday and Monday morning
started off to examine day schools,
going to Bah Sua, one of our farthest
off points, and coming back to Quar-
Bang, point only five miles from
Tang-tau, for the night. Here we have
another day school which l examined
the next morning. l got through quite
early and then went out with the day
school teacher and bible woman to
visit in the homes of the pupils. |
also went to village some little dis
lance away to call on 0 Saeng, one
of the women OF whom | used to tell
in my talks at home. In the after
noon l went back to Tang-tau, as one
of our leading christians was to be
married and had requested me to be
present. Tuesday morning l started
out again for the north end of the
island, where we have eight schools
had five busy, happy days. 1t was
so good to see the people again. O.,
how their welcome has warmed my
heart. l had intended to get back by
noon on Saturday, but it was quite
out of the question and it was quite
dark long before l reached home, but
it was such a beautiful night the
sky so clear, the stars so bright, thai
just looked up and sang as we
walked along, and was so happy and
thankful to be back. When ! got to
Tang-tau our messenger was in and
we had letters from Foo-chow say
ing that the fight would soon be on
there
Perhaps | have never mentioned to
you that our Methodist schools and
buildings are all on an island in the
mouth of the Miu river This island
is connected with the city of Foochow,
which is on the main land, by great
stone bridge. Our buildings are about
three miles from the Chinese city.
OF course the fighting was all in the
city, so our people were compare
lively safe. The American board and
English missions, however, are in the
city and they were then moving over
to the island for safety, as of course
neither the revolutionists nor the
Manchus could promise them safety
in the city after the firing had begun.
There was letter from Mr. Caldwell,
saying that the American consul at
Foochow had asked all missionaries
to refrain from itinerating and to hold
themselves in readiness to start for
Foochow Immediately should an order
to that effect be sent. Sunday came
and went as usual. In the evening
Miss Bartlett and | sat and talked
over the work and how we could best
divide it to accomplish the most good.
How little we thought of what the
morning would bring forth! l was
just getting up Monday morning when
a rap came at my door and Miss
Bartlett came in. The letter from the
consulate had come, saying that a
dispatch had been received from the
de factO government saying that all
missionaries in our station were to
come to Foochow immediately as
such government could not be re-
sponsible for their safety at any other
point In accordance with this re-
quest of the new Chinese government
the consul and the commander of the |
American naval forces asked us to
come Immediately. o, it was a bitter,
bitter cup to drink! But there seem
ed nothing to do but obey We sent
out special messengers to the parents
OF our girls and by night only four
girls were left in the building 1t was
| the strangest, most Wierd day of my
| life. The girls felt so badly to go
home and we to have them go. The
pastors and the members OF our
church were so solicitous for our safe
ty. The civil and military officials
beseged us with calls. They are both
very friendly to the church and are