It will be remembered that in July of 1901 a Peace Commission, composed of missionaries, was proposed by the officials in the province of Shansi for the purpose of receiving the apologies of the Chinese for the outrages committed, and for a conference respecting the indemnities which should be paid. When the deputation of missionaries reached Tai-yuan-fu, the capital of the province, it was received with great honor, every mark of respect being shown them, both by the government and by crowds of people. Arrangements were made on a gigantic scale for a funeral that should fittingly testify to the respect in which the martyrs were held in the eyes of the Chinese, and as some sort of atonement for the guilt of their murder. It was agreed at that time that, aside from this memorial service at Tai-yuan-fu, a funeral should be arranged for at Tai-ku, where the bodies of the martyrs should be buried.—Missionary Herald.
A Chinese Memorial to Christian Martyrs, at Tai-Ku
