Thrilling Experiences of C. I. M. Missionaries in Chihli (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Thrilling Experiences of C. I. M. Missionaries in Chihli It was very soon after our return to Huailuh on March 3Oth that gradually increasing rumours of trouble with the Society known as "The Boxers" in the district north of Paotingfu reached us, and by the middle of May things seemed to be getting really serious, though one learns by experience to "liberally discount" all rumours in China. Authentic items, however, were sent us by Mr. Bagnall, our missionary at Paotingfu, in the fortnightly mail, and these reached their climax by the couriers who arrived at Huailuh on June 2nd, bringing news of the destruction of the railway and the attack on the party of engineers in their endeavours to escape to Tientsin by the river. This meant that all communication with Tientsin and the outside world for our part of China, was entirely cut off. Even this mail contained no foreign matter for us and we have neither received from or been able to send away word to friends since about the middle of May. On Tuesday, June 12th, I received two wires, within an hour of each other, one from Tientsin and one from Paotingfu, asking me to send a special messenger to Shuenteh with word to stop Mr. W. Cooper coming north to Paotingfu and advising his return to Shanghai via Honan. I had already sent a letter two days previously by cart, strongly advising that he should not attempt to get to Tientsin at any rate by the Paotingfu route. To save time I sent off one of my own servants. He was away before the second wire arrived, with orders to travel day and night, if possibly he might catch dear Mr. Cooper before he left. He was back by Friday afternoon with word that Mr. Cooper left Shuenteh by cart for Paotingfu the same day that my courier left Huailuh. - I immediately wired Mr. Bagnall asking if he had arrived safely, as I knew that he must pass at least one place where the Boxers were giving trouble. We were filled with praise the next morning to have a reply, saying he had reached there safely. Also when two days later we had letters by mail from Mr. Cooper and Mr. Bagnall to tell us although the clouds seemed gathering, they were kept in peace and that all Mission premises were under military protection. The continual drought in the Province caused much unrest among the people and no doubt tended to accelerate and strengthen the anti-foreign movement. There had been no rain practically since early in July last year. The autumn crops had been a failure. The wheat for this year´s spring could not be sown, so there were no spring crops, and now the time for sowing the autumn crops was fast passing away and still no rain. The anti-foreign party, taking advantage of this, issued broadcast inflammatory placards saying, that there would be no rain until all foreigners were exterminated and various other very injurious accusations. Although there was much idle talk and growing coldness of attitude to us in our district, we first began to be uneasy when we found that these placards were being posted in the neighbourhood. This was the same week that the railway was destroyed, news of which had already reached us from native sources. After prayer and talk together I was led to send a letter to our local official, telling him about the injurious placards and asking him to do what he thought was right in the matter. He quickly sent a very kind reply by one of his secretaries assuring me that he would suppress such foolishness and give us protection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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