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OSCAR D. PITTS, Tmittir.
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The Revolution in
A Communication from the Executive
Committee of Foreign Missions to Our
Missionaries in China.
Rev. S. I. Woodbridge, D. D.f Mr. H.
W. McCutchan, Secretaries.
Dear Brethren: We need scarcely
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aacunj jvru ui me anxiety we reel lor
our missionaries in China personally,
and also for the work in which you are
engaged on account of the present disturbed
conditions in the Empire. While
we are gratified to see that the responsible
leaders on both sides of the controversy
seem to be exerting themselves
to prevent injury to foreigners or their
property, we recognize that a time of
civil war in such a country as China
must necessarily involve some danger
from mob violence, especially in places
outside of the Immediate protection of
our own government representatives.
On the other hand, we recognize the
obligation our missionaries must feel
themselves to be under to the native
converts and the desire they will naturally
feel to stay with these as their
counselors and guides as long as possible.
We have also been very much
impressed with what some of our missionaries
have written us concerning
the wonderful opportunity they have at
a time like this for Influencing the peo.
pie and the course of events for good
with reference to the future of our work.
We have therefore not thought It proper
or wise to issue any specific instruction
with reference to the course
you should pursue as to remaining at
your posts or coming to the treaty ports.
We take for granted that those occupying
interior stations will be kept informed
of the course of events by those
in touch with the authorities at the
treaty ports, and that they will respond
promptly to the call of our Consular
Representative whenever, in the judgment
of these representatives, it becomes
necessary for them to come to
the treaty porta for safety. The Mission
Treasurers are authorized to issue
drafts for any funds that may be needed
to cover the extra expense of such
measures of safety as you may find it
necessary to take.
Praying that he who rules the raging
of the sea and stills the tumult of the
people may have you in his holy keeping,
and that out of theBe troubles may
come only the speeding triumph of his
kingdom in China, we remain,
Cordially and fraternally yours,
Kxecutlve Committee Foreign Missions.
8. H. Chester, Secretary,
THE CHINESE REVOLUTION. GOING
TO PRESRYTERY UNDER
DIFFICULTIES.
Chlnkiang, Nov. 11, 1911.
The country in revolution; Presbytery
to meet at Suchien, four days distant;
we at Chlnkiang, expecting the city to
bo captured any hour; Tslngkianzpu,
on the way, said to be already captured:
a it ucoi w RU or noil A3 me missionaries
elsewhere have all been protected.
I feel bound to go on until God makes
It clear that I am not to go further, so
I start, leaving my family at Chlnklang.
Thirty miles below Hwalanfu the
launch stops, afraid to go further. I
take a small boat and go on slowly.
Arriving at Hwalanfu, the city gates
are shut. As I walk up, a youth draws
a Wg sword and rushes out, saying.
"You cannot enter." I remark that I
am Just going to speak to somebody,
and he withers. At the gate there are,
som j boys on the wall. On the promise
of a few pennies, one of them goes to
the Mission, and soon fnmliinr
appear on the wall. They Invite me
to breakfast, bat fearing delay, T decline
to go up by the basket and rope
hanging from the wall. This pla-'e le
qnlet While the officials are helpless,
prominent citizens have assumed con.
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7 From Several Of Our
V/ tl.lTl.Cl Correspondents
trol. With the gates closed and barricaded,
and guards on the walls they
are comparatively safe, and the robbers
have *. etrenfprt
Going on to Tsingkiangpu there Is a
different situation. The seven thousand
soldiers in the camp have nrutinied,
fought one another and looted the city.
As I walk along the streets, stores on
both sides arc empty, and the streets
Are full, people all excited. The robbing
Is still going on.
Arrived at the mission compound. 1
find all safe, but excited. They have
been in the midst of anarchy for several
days, but have been marvelously protected.
This trouble is not with the
foreigners. The Manchus who were
slaughtering missionaries in 1900 are
now the ones being slaughtered, and
driven out. Even these robbers dare
not touch a missionary. God reigns.
Our people, while excited, are not afraid.
Some advise others to leave, but nobody
would leave. Indeed, It is a wonderful
opportunity to get rich excitement
without harm. One day they
heard the robbers were coming, and
called a young lady who had just come
out from America to get up and flee.
She jumped up. "Oh, how lovely!"
On the question of proceeding to
Presbytery all insist that it is worse
than useless. Indeed, I was already
too late to reach it. So I reluctantly
give it up The next thing is to find
a boat and return. On the streets It Is
still all excitement. People are arming
themselves for defense. One has a
sword, another a club, another an iron
rod. another a fire shovel, another a
rolling pin. "Yonder they come, up the
canal, several hundred robbers." As I
return toward the miss'on, here come
some of these citizens back, dragging
a number of men. They have seized
these and driven off the band.
We hope the trouble has about spent
itself. The soldiers loaded with nlunder
have scattered. The citizens have organized
and are trying to keep order.
There is still danger of clashes between
the cit'zens and the loose
soldiery. Yesterday morning a man
was brought into the hospital badly
wounded. Four soldiers had attempted
to rob this man. a neighbor of our
mission, he resisted, and one of the
soldiers shot him. Dr. "Woods tas been
busy for days, digging bullets out of
people. We sincerely hope that: soon
order may he restored.
If I failed to get to Presbytery, I can
at least act as mall man for these
friend3. For days they have been cut
off. All mail and teleeraph communication
is interrupted. If you had to read
all the letter? T nm Mmrinn.
. .....j..j?ju wuuia
get your fill of exciting news.
Tf onlv I find fh'nklang peaceful,
my mind "will be relieved.
Sincerely yours.
Hugh W. White.
THE CHINESE HFVOEUTI0N AT
HANGCHOW.
/'
UTIc*, Mary S. irntliew&,
Our hearts are filled with thanksgiving
to C.od for giving us an almost
bloodless revolution In Hanppchow. Otjr
c'ty changed hor allegiance last Tlatrir.
dav night and Sunday. Miss Annie Wlb
son hannened to he suffrrlnp: some from
Insomlnla that night fluid woWh us tip
about 3 o'clock Sundav morning to hear
the firing of guns: otherwise we would
orohahly have known nDthfng about It
'till the next day.
"Veil fcnnro n"n l-""" - "*
un.?ts a IHT*e M>ncllll
emn In TTnntrrhow and overv one had
nntlelnated much tronbTq when the revolut'onlstq
took the city. The Manehn
camp, or cltv. la wlM-flrt the walla of
TTangohnw proper and! separated from
the rest of the city by -walls and gates
[December 20, 1911
of its own. It take* the two west gates
looking out on the beautiful lake, which
you probably remember.
The Manchug In Hangchow were supposed
to number some three thousand
and their available fighting force was
variously estimated at from two thous*
and to five hundred. But the report
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mai leuiiiBu me peopie was tnat there
were a number of moderh field guhs ixi
the Manchu city and that at the first
appearance of the Revolutionaries these
field guhs wbhld fee turned on tiie city.
Of tbtirse this is apparently Just what
the Manchus did do at Hankow. There
were people In the city who declared
they had actually seen the guns. So
we had two distinctly first-class panics.
The first was about the middle of October,
when all of the wealthier people
left the city. About two weeks later
catne the secohd panic, when the whole
population seemed to go perfectly wild
with terror. I have never seeh anything
like It it wag pitiful. Eveh the very
poorest ttled to escape from the city,
spending all they had for carriers drid
Sedan chairs, which, of course, were extraordinarily
high at that t'me. Women
whose husbands had gone and left them
tried to flee dragging their children with
them.
I am glad to tell you that during these
timPa nf torrnr ond dlonrdor our Inna^
Christians were for the most part calm
and reasonable and bore a good testL.
mony for the Master. The pastor, Mr.
Sang, was Indefatigable In ministering
to them, exhorting, rebuking, entreating*
and encouraging.
We missionaries were In k hew relation
to the Chlhese. We were tti thfcth
the evidence of peace. As long hs We
remained In the city they felt the situation
could not he absolutely hopeless.
They came to u8 constantly for reasstirance
and consolation. We have bad
grand opportunities for witnessing for
the Master. A week ago last Sunday In
going to a day school less than a quarter
of a mile from our compound flVb
groups of women begged me to tell them
if It really was dangerous. So many
of them said, "Your God really can pnv
tect." ^
Last Sunday we had our usual ser
vices here In the little church and a
number of Christians attended. Part bf
the time the cannottadlhp was point? on
and the pastor, Mr. Sanp. could not be
preseht except at the very last Ho
was busy helping people.
He found near us here two hTanchus
who had escaned from the camp woubd1
ed and terrlfled and hldlhfc \n a little
straw hut. He tried to help them, but
they were afraid to trust him. Finally
he said. "T am a Christian and really
wish to help you." Then they went
with him and he let them down over
the wait hv a wav he had already prepared
In case It should he necessary for
uj\'to flee, and pave them about a dollar.
He had alreadv helped two TVartles bt
refupees to escape before this thfne. so
that he came Into the church Just in
Hwe to make the eloslnp nraver. and
wb?ni a praver It was! full of thanksIVITTIMM
A - - " * "
m..u* io wn tot our own sarety. fervently
nravlng for guidance for the
"Revolutionaries, and entreating the
Lord to show comnasslon 5n his ancient
enemies, the Mahehns. <
We are not far from the rtfftnrtiu city
hnd If It wete stormed from the south
we would he dlreCtYv In the firing l'ne.
We were stfll oulte anxious Sunday
night and aereed to taVe turns In beeping
watch during the night. The weather
"was beautiful, clear, cool, and bracing,
with a glorious full moon looblne
down upon us. You bnow what grand
old trees we have In our comnound and
how sofMv the birds twitter towsrd daylight.
There was still the occasional
hoom of cannon and the call of hngle
to ijukib wonld now and then aonnd
aeroas the city. Over all brooded tbe
pregnant sense of mighty events about