Tang Song-chi Professes Ade miration of Religions Noon, seectat, senviee Peking, May 14, A Chinese military leader hag declared himself a strong the doctrines of meekness love, as formulated by both Christian and Buddhist religions, This is Gen. Tang Song-chi, leader of one of the largest armies in tha north, who expressed his views before a gathering at Yenchi versity, the I sion school in the north, Gen, Tang apparently does not ud it incompatible to lead armies into battle and, at the same time, to profess the Buddhist faith, which forbids taking any kind of life, He declared Damage Confirmed 1 Ove OWS Conatsroxoest eral love, common to Budde his and Christianity greatest of reli and he also stated Ta The orders which have been izsuied forbidding the circulation of rumours ares severe and the super of all that appears in the Press is so strict, that there seems, Tittle doubt that Feng's troops done serious damage to the Wa-sheng kuan tunnel on the Kin. Railway and to three bridges ne:
stated yesterday in large he tunnel. The. vernact Me. Li Yietzu, one of the manag of the railway, had received a te! ries in China, "The direct and et influones of the Christian missionaries upon, different movements in China indeed far-reaching." he declars paurandist wat the pioneer ook, the Bible: press; the
the pioneer scientists, the Christing Astronomers of the <eventhcenth and ithteenth centuries and the Chris+ gram stating 1 Chang mus. before drawing towards Mi; had blown up bride:
to block the tunnel ie-several trains were said 19 have been derailed at various points.
The tunnel itself is situated the Hupeh-Honan border, kilos from Hankow as one tra north. It and the bridge over the Yellow River are the two outstanding points of interest between Han. Kow and Peking. Bridge to be on the those humble Chinese Chriss tians of the Boxer pesioi to take their stand wit tyts of other ages."
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