China’s Strife and Mission Work

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 7, 1912

China’s Strife and Mission Work

In a letter dated January 24, Elder I. H. Evans writes:—

“Our general meeting begins this morning at ten o’clock. All our workers in China are here except B. L. Anderson. The Asiatic committeemen are all here except Brother Finster, who arrives to-day. Dr. Russell and Brother Oberg, from Korea, are also here.”

At that time the reigning dynasty had not resigned. Of the situation out in the provinces he further says:—

“Robbers are everywhere, and they are laying waste property, sacrificing the lives of the natives, and doing all sorts of destructive work. The whole country in the interior is in the hands of these armed bandits, and there is no force at present that is in a condition to overcome them. I suppose there are more than one hundred thousand armed men in the interior that are doing nothing but looting, burning, and destroying property. They seem to have no regard for life or property.”

This reveals something of the task the new republic has on its hands in restoring peace, but it is hoped that it will not be long until it will be comparatively safe for the workers to return to their stations, to resume their work.