Along story could be told of the antiforeign disposition of the natives of Kiangpeh. It is well-known that they had and still have a most inveterate dislike to Roman Catholicism, and it is ssid that, for many years, no Roman Catholic convert permitted to live among them.
and, for that matter, comedies have occurred in connection ' with the struggle to establish Christianity in heathen Kiangpeh. I am sorry to have to tell that the "pint of opposition has not yet died down. It hus once more broken out, in connection with a Probriefy telling remind your city mail city situated o: rik of the he same bank of the gtze as its much more important neighbour Chungking. It is sei from the latter by the ' Small Riv Kialisng, which, by the way, is not so small its name might lead people to suppose, since with its tributaries it drains the whole northern district "f the province, and is a highway for nearly all the trade and commerce of those parts, It is historically true that Kiangpeh has long been inimical to foreigners, Harmless visitors have feequently been stoned while passing through its streets. During the four or five years, certain Methodist Episcopal ionones have' been trying to do quiet work among the people, although no house or shop Has been rented by them. Tt goes without saying that their only object in visiting the place was to benefit the people. How much the Kisngpeh people need professional (and it so happens that the missionaries who have for the mast part been engaged in this Kiangpeh work have been medical mei the writer can testify from personal to the place. In hie opinion kiangpeh might not unfairly ba described asa city abounding in ringworm and itch No more ghastly sights, due to the ravage of neglected skin disease, has he seen xn; where than in this very city of Kiangpeh. Only last Tue-dey, De. F. 2M. Woolney crossed the river to carry out his usual Deneficent programme, taking with him a trained native assistant and a coolie. Nothing of moment seems to have occurred until the neighbourhood of the yamen was reached when the paper which the doctor was quietly reading was rud his hands by some individual unknown. Naturally the doctor attempted to recover his property, but as he did so, yet another magazine was violently removed from his pocket. This little incident was the commencement of a disturbance which, however, was not sufficiently threatening at the time t" cause the doctor to alter his determination to go on with his work. Of course. the crowd was uproarious and insulting, and it seemed to be largely made up of the military student class. Brickbats were numerous, but hoppily, at this stage, took little effect. On reaching his customary stand in a temple, Dr. Woolsey commenced his work in spite of the hostile attitude of th> crowd, and actually did hold his groand for about two hours. Meanwhile his assistant had appealed for d aid from the yamen officials in the neighbourhood, but
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