The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-08-19

parts OF Japan The Empress sent
bandages, which she made with her
own hands. that they might be used n
dressing LIS wounds. and the En-.
peror supplied two japanese trained
female nurses Ii did not know What
TO do with the nurses at first, but he
got to like them"
Did Ii Hung Chang think the shot
was the result Of q conspiracy"
He seemed 10 have that idea At
first Before he came TO Japan he had
been warned by his friends that at
tempts would be made to aS~Sassinate
him. The others Of his party were
panic stricken, and thought II unsafe
for them 10 go out on the streets. l
assured them that the japanese gov
eminent had nothing TO do with the
attempted assassination and urged
that they make nc change IN their
Ii was afraid thai he
might lose face among the Chinese.
He told me that he had been Shot ~
a miserable wretch. a man Of no rank
or standing, and that he was forever
disgraced. He said that the japanese
had not respected him o protected
him. and that he should have remain
ed at home. / insisted. however. that
his wound would be regarded as a
mark OF honor and as a sign Of the
| great service he was rendering his en-
peror. / told him that his sufferines
were for the good Of his country and
1 that the Japanese were SO ashamed
Of the affair that they would be less
| exacting in their terms OF peace. This
talk seemed to Quie him. | know
/ was right, and / believe that hfs
wound was the most effective IF all
the blood she'd on the Chimes side
during the war. II gave Ii and his
~A~1to thu ~rpo nnthu "a tAo yuar1J "a
it put the japanese in such a light
that they moderated their treaty de
mands. In fact. before Ii Hung
Chang left. he became rather proud
of having been shot. The wound heal
ed quickly and lie was soon we'll
again."
How did Il Hung Chang regard
foreigners?'
That can be easily seen by read
ing his diary" replied Gen. Foster.
In his earlier notes ne speaks of us
as barbarians and foreign devils. He
describes the missionaries as low fell
lows. and evidently believed in such
traditions as those which represent
them as killing Chinese babies and
saving their eye for Photographic ma
terial. Later on his mind changed.
He became connected with the abiest
CT the foreigners who went to China
He was closely associated with Gen.
Gordon and Gen. Frederick Ward at
the time OF the TAPPING rebellion.
He was present at Wards death.
and he describes how the tears came
into his eyes he saw that great
general dying. so far away from his
home and family He had also to do
with the investigation of the Tientsin
outrages, in which the missionary
, hospital n orphan refuge were
burned. He had to investigate what
b Christians had been doing there
and punish the offenders. From tina
; time on his opinion Of Christianity
rose, and he came 70 have a high re
: spect for missionaries and m~iss.onar,
: work. During his later years he rank
: ed Christianity with ConfurianlSm
: and he once told me that if he had
been born in America he would have
= been a Christian. but that as he Wa.
: born IN China he was a follower OF
C~onfucius. He put the two religion,
on a par as systems Of morality anC
ethics.
When Ii was shot at Shimono
e sekl. the general continued. among
n letters OF regret sent in was cn'
from some Japanese Christians at Ma
q goya They wrote hat they had beeI
noloing meetings and praying for hi
recovery in order that he migh t carr,
is 80 .Ho sIeat Work In the WOrid 10
WhHh the Lord had destined him
rms letter produced a deep impress
SION upon Ii Hung Chang's mind. an
N reply he wrote thanking them. an,
SAYING that he had no doubt bat tina
their prayers had materially for~ard
- cd his recovery"
he - here asked Gen. Foster as I
"hetner he thought China voui
l. eventually become Christian
as he replied: All can say as I
ID enat Is that a great Christian move
K iIent Is now going on in China. Man
or OF the highest officials Of ,he new re
Id public are Christians This is ca ,
Is SUN Vat Sen and many others. 70
nave seen how Yuan Shih kai has RI
C.htiy asked for the prayers Of tn
a oAristian world for China. have III.
IN received a letter from Mr.. Brochmal
&c VINO is at the head Of the Y. N. G. !