Twenty-five years in Honan . ea j i. i. c Could it be right to leave the Christians, scat-tered in small bands over many villages, at themercy of their foes? On the other hand, whatpurpose would be served by remaining, if themissionaries were unable to defend the Chris-tians? Nay, would not their presence ratherendanger the lives of their native brethren?Torn by conflicting emotions, they decidedupon The heat of a Chinese summer was now on. for Flight Flight by the eastern route was impossible, asno escort could be provided while crossinginto Shantung through Chihli territor
Twenty-five years in Honan . ea j i. i. c Could it be right to leave the Christians, scat-tered in small bands over many villages, at themercy of their foes? On the other hand, whatpurpose would be served by remaining, if themissionaries were unable to defend the Chris-tians? Nay, would not their presence ratherendanger the lives of their native brethren?Torn by conflicting emotions, they decidedupon The heat of a Chinese summer was now on. for Flight Flight by the eastern route was impossible, asno escort could be provided while crossinginto Shantung through Chihli territory, whereBoxerism was rampant. No hope of escapingwith safety lay in that direction. The route tothe south was open, but it involved cart journeysfor ten days along a road by which all the mes-sengers from Peking travel to Central by way of the south meant passing contin-ually through excited masses of human id^°o** Three agents of the Peking Syndicate, whowere prospecting for coal and other minerals in. - • i Early Homes of Missionaries in Honan
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