. The "Overland" to China. rtheless, as a rule, a kindly andcourteous community, and at Yunnan. Fu, near theend of his journey, the writer was very well receivedand entertained by Mussulman leaders. Christianity does not seem to make much progresswith the Manchus, for as early as the first years ofthe present dynasty in China certain Jesuit mission- 203 ovi-:rland to china aries had not only introduced the faith, but had ac-quired much influence over the monarch and courtby their knowledge of medicine and science. Theyafterwards fell into disfavor, probably because theyhad not the wisdom to re
. The "Overland" to China. rtheless, as a rule, a kindly andcourteous community, and at Yunnan. Fu, near theend of his journey, the writer was very well receivedand entertained by Mussulman leaders. Christianity does not seem to make much progresswith the Manchus, for as early as the first years ofthe present dynasty in China certain Jesuit mission- 203 ovi-:rland to china aries had not only introduced the faith, but had ac-quired much influence over the monarch and courtby their knowledge of medicine and science. Theyafterwards fell into disfavor, probably because theyhad not the wisdom to refrain from meddling inpolitics, and, although their missions are found evento the present day, they have undergone niuch per-secution, and were at one time ordered to leave thecountry. There was a still earlier mission of Nesto-rian Christians to China which has an extremely in-teresting history, although its records are far fromcomplete. The most ancient Christian monumentfound in Asia, and one of the most valuable relics. GOLD WOMAN, FISH SKIN TRIBE204 MANCHURIA in all China, is the Nestorian tablet, which containsthe only record of this mission. This places thedate about the sixth century, and shows that Chris-tianity was at first well received and largely adopt-
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