. Christian herald. MISSIONARIES HELD FOR RANSOM N LAST weeks issue ofThe Christian Her-ald was printed the an-nouncement of a partyof missionaries—AmericansI Norwegians—having been captured by banditsfsaoyang, in the interior province of Hupeh, andd for ransom. It was feared that in the pres-, unsettled condition of affairs in many parts ofr republic, the missionaries might be made to suf-the fate of others who have fallen victims to the;ive opposition to foreigners. This apprehensions strengthened by the report that one of theIdren belonging to the missionary party had been. A MISSIONARY TEA
. Christian herald. MISSIONARIES HELD FOR RANSOM N LAST weeks issue ofThe Christian Her-ald was printed the an-nouncement of a partyof missionaries—AmericansI Norwegians—having been captured by banditsfsaoyang, in the interior province of Hupeh, andd for ransom. It was feared that in the pres-, unsettled condition of affairs in many parts ofr republic, the missionaries might be made to suf-the fate of others who have fallen victims to the;ive opposition to foreigners. This apprehensions strengthened by the report that one of theIdren belonging to the missionary party had been. A MISSIONARY TEACHING CHINESE GIRLS AT AMISSION SCHOOL killed and that the lives of the whole party were interrible danger. On learning the situation The Christian Heraldcabled to Hon. E. T. Williams, charge daffaires,United States legation, Peking, inquiring theamount of ransom demanded by the bandits for therelease of the missionaries. Mr. Williams sent thefollowing cablegram in reply: Peking, October Herald, New York. I telegraphed to mission at Fancheng, which re-plies that amount of ransom is unknown as yet, butthat two Americans have gone to Tsaoyang to at-tempt negotiations with bandits. (Signed) Williams. On October 6 more cheerful news came fromPeking. A message, dated October 3, had been re-ceived at Siangyangfu in the province of Hupeh,from the Rev. Christian Stokstad and the Rev. , the two American missionaries trying tonegotiate with the Chinese bandits for the releaseof the American and Norwegian missionaries heldin captivity at Tsaoyang. This messa
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