Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-07-23


on our roof and then came through
the sides. We lay low you may be.
lieve, and SO far from that side as
possible. The next day we found a
bullet embedded in che wall not two
feet above where we had laid the
sleeping children. You may we'll be
lieve that we felt that God had been
especially good to us,
"The robbers were finally driven
out, though they succeeded in getting
money from some of the rich people
as the price of mot looting their
houses. a
Later we were threatened with a
different robber, sor rebel gang. but
the troops drove Them off.
Government Troops, Too.
teThe government troops are only a
tshade better than the robbers, as
they, too, demanded money of the city
as the price Of their protecting it.
After much Ginning the Inhabitants
disgoaged and the robbers were again
driven off by the soldiers.
1.-THE condition here is .perilous in
the extreme in some places. We
have been very lucky and have escap.
ed the most Of it, but farther north
a great many have been robbed and
murdered.
Often rich men are captured and
have ito give up their cash or are
murdered. Bodies are frequently
found lying as they fell because the
victims didn't have any money to
give.
Chinese Idea Of Liberty.
s3 sThe Chinese idea Of liberty, OF
what q republic is. is that every man
may da exactly as he likes, and If any
one has money he must give III to
whomsoever asks sxor 1t.
The country is full of graft in its
very wDrst form. If an official gratis
on any sone, a part of his loot must
be handed over to the next highest
official and in turn to the next, and
SO on. So, you see, THE lowest officer
gets all he can (and perhaps conceals
part) SO that he may have something
left after he has divided up.
If these people are not Christian
lied before they learn TO be soldiers
and they are learning fast, as gthey
must fight TO the death or be behead-
civilized world will soon be
facing the yellow peril in its worst
aspects.
4; Very Great Problem.
"Oh! why can't people realize what
Christianity is doing for these poor
5Chinesei Our converts are almost
always good, laM-abiding citizens. But
If ever that intolerance permeates all
China, as it has in some portions, 1t
will DE a terrible temptation to for
swear Christianity to save their
necks, yet believe some will hold
to their faith even in the face Of
death.
Cases have been known, however,
where they have denied being Christ
ians SO they could get away, but CON
fessed the lie to the missionaries and
also prayed for forgiveness Just like
white folks.
1T surely is a great problem and
only God knows how it will all come
out for them and us, but we know it
will be all settled right some time.
though we may not live to see it.
Now is the time to pray fo1, China
We are in Gods hands and we keep
calm by trying not to think about it,
excepting when we have to, and 60
about our work as usual
What VIII Befaii i?
Under date Of May 9, Mr.. Crawford
writes in q more hopeful vein SO far
is conditions in the vicinity Of Chung
king are concerned.
Really" he says. we have a very
Unstable government that rests in the
lands OF one man and If he should
Jnddenly die no one can ever guess
What in the world Will become OIL
China Z.
Continuing Mr. Crawford writes In |
he following Interesting and instruct
We style;
heir Erroneous Conceptions.
The people have been ordered not
9 talk and spread reports that arel
nimical but the oflcials can not CON.
xol that sort of thing except ppbliclysE