El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-23

ment and there is to be rally next
Sunday al o'clock in the First Chris
tian church.
Rev. c. L. Overstreet and Rev. Perry
J. Rice viii address the Rotary club
Thursday at its weekly luncheon upon
the subject Of the convention.
In China IL Years.
Mr.. kepler has been a Presbyterian
MISSIONARY i'm China for Il wears and
knows the Chinese people well. Sailing
for China in 1901, he was stationed AZ
NingpO, on the coast. one Of the oldest
missionary centers in China In 1910
he was transferred to Human, in the in
terror. the newest and last province
opened TO the missionary enterprises.
Mr.. kepler was organizing secretary in
1915 for an eight day united evange-
lstic campaign in Slang Tan. tie sec
ond largest city in the province as a
result Of which over 1900 Chinese signed
cards signifying their desire to study
the teachings Of Jesus Christ and apply
4 them to Their own lives
y Mr.. Kepler recently drew up a scheme
FOR administering the finances of the
Presbyterian board Of foreign missions
in China, which scheme was adopted by
the board and is now being put into
operation on the field.
How Mr. Kepler Was Shot.
When the Chinese revolution broke
out at HankOw. I'm October, 1911. il be-
came impossible 10 secure specie in the
interior. The people Immediately buried
.Ior otherwise secreted their silver and
valuables.
As a consequence. the mission station
discovered that il had only $50 on the
compound TO meet the salaries and ex-
penses Of schools, hospitals and
churches not TO mention the funds that
would also be needed to meet the living
expenses Of the missionaries.
Hence. as mission treasurer. Mr. Keep
Ter went to HankoW 10 get 500 i'm
specie from the foreign bank there and
carry the weighty burden to Human at
time when bandits were out looking
for just such plumber
But while at Hankow and waiting
FOR return steamer TO take Inn back
20 Human, the revolutionary and impe-
rial troops clashed Just beyond the for
eiEn concessions. Soon the wounded
were vending their way back to the
rear, but inasmuch as they We're carry
ing their arms. the foreign troops
guarding the approaches to the foreign
concessions prevented their entrance
into the settlement where the hospitals
were located. MI Kepler therefore
went outside OF the concessions. dis
armed the wounded and sent them into
the concession to receive surgical at
wounded While at Work.
In the afternoon OF October p, while
IN company with another Red Cross
worker Mr.. Kepier was on the field
e1deavoring TO dispatch to the hospital
such OF the seriously wounded as were
unable TO walk. the two forces again
were brought into contact. As the fir
ing began, Mr.. Kepler and his comrade
ran back into the concession. While
watching the engagement behind a
brick wall. an imperial machine gun
Fegan TO pump bullets upon the group
pr noncombatants gathered there Sew
oral Chinese were killed
Mr. Kepler was hit Immediately below
the right eve. the bullet passing
through his head at the base Of the
brain. severing the facial nerve and de-
stroying the internal part Of the left
ear. Emerging from behind the left ear
the bullet entered the top Of the shout
der and was extracted by the surgeon
from the back Of the left arm
Partirl Paralysis Results.
Paralysis OF the left side Of the face
resulted from the injury to the facial
nerve, and Mr.. Kcpler was threatened
with the loss Of his left eve But he
was Immediately sen ito Johns HOPKINS
University hospital at Baltimore. where
DR.. Harvey Cushing performed the del
icate operation Of splicing the severed
nerve This restored tile left eye TO its
normal condition and almost entirely
eradicated paralysis.
mr. kepler received a Red Cross med
al from Gen. Ii Yuan Hung. the vice
president OF the erstwhile republic. who
was the general in chief Of the revolu-
tionary forces during the battle at
Hankow.