The country on three Yung Ping Fu city has terrorized and travelling most difficult not impossible, The only pen way is that by road or river between the city and the railway at Lunchow, live city itself, though occupied by soldiers, has been so threatened that the gates are shut day and night, and no one is admitted without a guarantor. To show poredness" and to warn gonds the magistrate ordered every} household in the city to send al representative up on to the city' wall and to provide their delegate with a lantern. A soldier stood at each opening: in the crenellated wall with his rifle ready: and at his side was a man whose lantern was placed on the parapet of the wall. It ly said that this ring of lights—for seven or eight nights in succession could be seen eight ur ten miles away. It proved an effective method of defence for the bandits gave the city a wide berth. Gideon found the method useful in attack ing and terrorizing the Midiante: here it is brought up to date as a means of protection.
At a recent meeting of mission workers in this district one of those present had been absent from the June meeting, being than actually' in the hands of brigands. They had seized and carried him off roped to several others: but, finding that he was only a poor evangelist, they released him, first however requi jing him to preach to them, He: gave a very vivid story of his ex-
One sympathizes with the people of this region harassed thus by evil men; and left without protection, though they are bled heavily to finance the militarists and their swarming armies.
'Would that one could sce some' sign of the coming of peace safety and the establishment of la and order in this troubled land.
Tue Legations at Peking are receiving numerous inquiries from missionary headquarters at home concerning the safety of missionary bodies in Honan, Hupeh and other Provinces affected the sent war situation. here
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