Hainan Anti-Christian' Outbreak: Hospital Broken into and Property Smashed Tae tearing up of an American flag and the smashing of furniture the hospital are features of an anti-Christian outbreak reported from Kaehek, on Hainan island says the "Homgkong Telegraph" of February 10.
Tt appears that for students and sol ig_anti-Christi on the island, entering chapels, destroying Christian literature and even breaking church furniture to use as firewood.
On Sunday, January 30, a dig crowd of students, troops and rowdies, said to number fully 500. held a mass meeting near the Am= rican Presbyterian Mission station, and later they made an attack 0% the compound, tearing down the gate and threatening Chinese. evangelists, one of whom is said to have been' wounded. 'They then proceeded to. the n_hospital, seeing the American flag, they pulled it down and tore it' into shreds, The Chinese assistants were beaten and ordered to stop work, whilst Inter the church' waa broken into ard occupied.
'The work of the hospital is now pluckily eare'ed on by' Alias Caroline McCreery, an American nurse, loft with practically hho assistants, as the staff has been threatened with violent action if it inued at the hospital.
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