A recent issue of the Christian the Rev. 8, Isett Woodbridge ducted by the Li Brothers month, Nothing latory to China than editorial of this number, based on the following news, which the editor translates from New York papers recently to bani Washi a banquet tox Woaldorf-Astorik: Hon John W. Foster will preside, commissioners will speak through their interpreter Butler of Columb'a will say a word for education, Morris K. Jessup, Esq., for commerce and banking, Bishop Greer, Drs. M. H. Huiton and Atthur Brown will peak for the Mission Boards, and His Excellency Sir Chentuny Liang: Chang, Minister of China to the United States, will close the speaking of the The following letter fro the Chinese Minister to the United knowledgment of the tion of the Presbyterian Board of Fore'gn Missions in refuses it indemnity for the kill aries at Lienchou will be read with "Dr. Arthur J, Buown, D.
Board of Foreign Mit have just rece' 22nd inst., view of yo Board on the question of indemnity ing from the killing of miss in Lienchon, China, note with special gratification that it has been unanimously decided ty your Board not to ask nor receive indemnity of a punitive character. I have lost no time in advising "my Government of the conciliatory stand taken by your Board in this matter which, Tam sure, will be greatly appreciated by my Government as it t@ by myself, Ihave read with profound interest the extract from a letter recently received from the Rev. John Rogers Beale, one of the murdered missionaries.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.