The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-13

revolutionists were largely bandits
who had hoped to get a good,size'
haul from the city, but who had yer.
little military training or organiza
ltion, so their strength was easily bro
ken, the gates of the city again open
ed, the rainbow flag was again funi
to the breeze, and confidence agar
lpartially restored. In the afternoon
Mr. Caldwell, DR.. TumbeH and Mr.
ANDREWS, went down to the street:
and did some red-cross work, picking
UP the wounded and taking them tt
the hospital. They found one man, WI,
had lain for 80 hours, unable to move
and with not a thing done for MIN
But the strangest part of my story is
what follows.
! 1t seems that a company Of north
ern soldiers, anticipating spme such
trouble as this, were on their way to
Foochow, and the advance guard had
reached Yen-ping that first morning
One OF them had been killed in the
first fight and the others, fleeing for
their lives, had escaped with bullet
shredded clothes and some wounds
Their leader-a man of indOminitabla
will and fiery temper-on the return of
| his men after such treatment. rushed
his company through as fast as poss.
ible. determined to punish the city,
and as he had large machine gun
with him, with the excellent range
of the city from the opposite side of
the river, the destruction off the city
would have been the work OF but a
few hours He was man who had
never been here, and he knew nothing
about Yen-ping or lis, but he looked
up and saw our mission residences
and school buildings on The hill back
of the town and he said toe himself,
There are missionary residences and
schools, must save this town if ppss-
ible." To aggravate the situation just
as the troops were drawing near, Of
course unannounced, the troops in the
city had lined up 10 of the prisoners
they had taken in the morning, against
rEe city wall, and were executing them
just as the northern troops dame in-
to range of their guns. The northern
troops, of course, took it as akhostlle
act, and had it not been for the com.
manders determination to save the
mission, the battle must have begun
at once. As it was, he stopped his men
after the first return fire, and the city
trcpps, seeing at once their mistake,
stopped firing. and in short time
the new troops were in the city. The
situation was still tense, however. The
northern troops at first demaned that
the city troops disarm at once, which
the latter refused to do. At last the
four American men were sent. for to
help make an adjustment. They tried
to see the commander, but he had no
desire to see them and for while it
looked as though their errand would
be in vain, when suddenly a soldier
recognized Mr.. Caldwell, whom he had
met once when Mr. Caldwell was on
on itinerary in Inka and Mr., Caldwell
had had quite a long conversation
with him. He said, Why, this lis Mr..
CALDWELL I'll take, .You 10 the cena.
mander.% He did SO. The, conferences
that followed lasted until II O'Clock,
but when it closed, the northern
troops and the city troops were
friends. There was still further con-
ference the next morning, at which
the men of our mission were asked to
be present and few final matters
were adjusted. The people Of the
town are all saying that Mr.. Caldwell
and Mr. Bankhardt saved the city.
We all feel that God has marvelously
protected us. If single gun had been
accidently fired that night when the
tension was at its height, all would
have been lost. One OF the best ways
of escape from the city is down a lad
der over the wall just back Of our
Had the northern troops
attacked the city troops, the latter
would have doubtless retreated in this |
which would have brought |
our schools into the direct line Of
battle, but our Father remem bered His |
own and for the sake of His own He
spared this whole city.
The rest of the prisoners were exc
cuted the day following the coming of
the northern troops, but they were
taken. outside the city wall and be-
headed, since it was feared that any
firing would excite the populace. Poor
men! When will China have
peace, so that such things need not
be. All is now quiet again. Our stu
dents have gone home, and it almost
seems as though l must have dreamed
all this that l have just been telling
YOU. Yen.ping, situated at the junction
If two rivers, is really stragetic
point, so that the force of this move
ment is doubtless broken. | do hope
that the new president will be able to
quiet the people. He is a Christian
nan and he certainly needs the pray
ers of Gods people as he takes up
MS duties.
If is late and must retire. To-mor-
COW promises to be busy day, and
want to start on my day school trip
Monday, and there is no end OF things
% do in order to be ready. Perhaps
IAN add little more before l send
his.
Mamie.