The Ashburton Guardian.

Vol xxi. no. 5270

Ashburton ; Monday, NoTember 26, 1900

Pbice : One Penny

The Strength of Christianity.

- ♦ Tbe Bishop of Ripon speaking at the late Anglican Church Congress at Newcasle on Tyne s«id :—We stand At the dawn of the twentieth century, and we seek to measure the strength of Christianity. Her adherents in 1800 were perhapi 200,000,000; to day the; are close upon 500,000,000 Not in numbers alone, but in vantage-ground of influence, she has grown in strength ; the Christian nations now wield sovereign influence over 800,000,000 out of the 1,400,000,000 of the world's population. Or, to put it in anothtr way, one third of the inhabitants of the world are Christian, and another third of the world is under the government of the Christian nations, and as matters now are, it is not difficult to tee how easily the whole of the inhabitable world may ft.ll under tbe sway of the Christian peoples. Measure the Obrii tian influence by area, and we find that for every mile of the earth's surface governed bj non-Christian peoples, four are ruled by Christian nations. Tet Voltaire prophesied that before the opening of the nineteenth century Christianity would have vanished from the face of the earth 1 The answer of facts is that two thirds of the world's peoples and four fifths of the earth's soil are ruled by the Christian nations. If we aek for farther evidence of growth of the Christian Cburch, we have but to look at India, where'the Christian converts have grown between 1151 and 1681 from 91,000 to 417,000; to Africa where a native Church holds an almost independent existence; to the Churches planted by the Christian mioMonariet of this century, and which now send contributions amounting to from £10,000 to £20,000 for the further ance of the missionary cause. '

The Situation in China.

FROM THE CHINESE POINT OF . VIEW The following precis of » recent edict appeared in the Official Gazette , Pekin, was officially translated. It show* briefly and clearly what the Govern ment of China tbinkt of the actions of the Western nations, and their inter ference in the internal affairs of Chin*. Edict, Junk 21 Ever since the founding of the Dynasty foreigners coming to Obina have been kindly treated. In the reigns of Tao Kwang and Hsien Teng they were allowed to trade, and they also asked le»ve to propagate their religion, a request which the Throne reluctantly granted. At first they were amenable to Chinese control, bat for the past thirty years they hava taken advantage of Chinese forbearance to encroach on Chinese territory, to trample on the Chinese people and to demand China's wealth. Every con cession made by China increased their reliance on violence ; they oppressed peaceful citizens, and intuited the godi and holy men, exciting the most barn ing indignation amongst the people. Hence the burning of chapels and slaughter of converts by the Patriotic Braves. The Throne was anxious to avoid war, and issued Edictß enforcing the protection of the Legations and pity to the converts. Decree* declar ing Boxers and converts to be equally the children of the State were issued in the hope of removing the old feud between people and converts, and extreme kindness was shown to the men from afar, But these people knew no gratitude, and increased their pressure. A. despatch was yesterday (or recently) sent by Dv Ohaylard calling on us to deliver up the Taku forts into their keeping, otherwise they would be taken by force. These threats showed their aggressive intentions. In all matters of International inter* course we have never been wanting in courtesy to them; but they, while ■ styling themselves civilised States, have acted without regard for right, relying solely on their Military force. With tears have we announced the war in the Ancestral Shrine, Better to do pur utmost and enter on the struggle rather than seek some means of sell preservation involving eternal disgrace: All our officers, high and low, are of one mind, and these have Miembled without warning several hundred thou sand patriotic soldiers (t.e the Boxers), even children carrying spears in the ■ervice of the country.. Those " others" rely on crafty schemes; our trust is in Heaven's justice. They depend on violence, we on humanity. Not to speak of the righteousness of our cause, our pro-, vinces number more than twenty, our people over four hundred millions, and it will not be difficult to vindicate the dignity of our country. The Decree ends with promising rewards to those who fight or contri bute money, and threatening punish ment to all cowards and traitors. ~ ■t ■ ■/■



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