Southern Watchman Reports and China Uprising
The Southern Watchman, bearing date of January 22, contains two stirring articles concerning the sale of “Christ’s Object Lessons” in that field. The first is an appeal from the pen of Geo. I. Butler. One or two quotations will suffice to reveal the spirit of the article, and the burden of its author: “I wish to plead with every earnest, faithful believer in our little conference not to close the canvassing for ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ until our quota is all sold. All that is needed is to push the canvassing to the finish. I would encourage all my dear friends in Florida (and by this expression I mean every member in the State) never to cease their efforts to sell ‘Christ’s Object Lessons’ till the quota is completely filled.” The other article is written by W. C. Wales, who has been appointed by the Southern Union Conference to have the oversight of the campaign for the sale of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” He gives an interesting resume of the work already accomplished, and speaks cheerfully of the prospect of closing up the work in that field at an early date. Reports of a great Chinese uprising, led by Prince Tuan, who was prominent in the “Boxer” movement, are being sent out from China. This uprising will, it is said be on a much more formidable scale than was the previous one, and will aim not only at driving all foreigners out of China, but at a revolution in the government. The empress dowager is ill, and it is believed will not live long, and the Chinese government seems to be paralyzed. At the present time the situation of foreigners in China is affirmed to be very precarious.