About 800 citizens went out with him to plead for him, and those who followed him all the way, knelt in the mud. The Magistrate felt better, if need be, to sacrifice one life than possibly' the whole city. By this time there were some 300) refugees in the Mission premises. 'The soldiers told the missionary' they had better take these refugees, and, with them leave the city. After prayer together, it was decided this would not be wise, neither was there time to get them all away. They got impatient evidently, as the deputations' answer was delayed, and bout 1.80, before the Magistrate] and his escort got to" the meitsi gate, they began to shell the city.
Mission Premises under Fire
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