China and the Allies, Nide 1

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Charles Scribner's sons, 1901 - 446 sivua
 

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Sivu 19 - from all evils: and if you gain ten adherents to the faith, your whole village will be absolved from all calamities. Those who gain no adherents to the cause shall be decapitated, for, until all foreigners have been exterminated, the rain can never visit us. Those who have been so unfortunate as to have drunk water from
Sivu 18 - no longer visit us; but 8,000,000 spirit soldiers will descend from heaven and sweep the Empire clean of all foreigners. Then will the gentle showers once more water our lands, and when the tread of soldiers and the clash of steel are heard, heralding woes to all our people.
Sivu 19 - then the Buddhists' Patriotic League of Boxers will be able to protect the Empire and bring peace to all its people. " Hasten, then, to spread this doctrine far and wide; for, if you gain one adherent to the faith, your own person will be absolved from all future misfortunes. If you gain five adherents to the faith, your whole family will be absolved
Sivu 5 - have attracted all the greedy and covetous as converts, and to an unlimited degree they have practised oppression until every good official has been corrupted, and, covetous of foreign wealth, has become their servant. So telegraphs and railways have been established, foreign rifles and guns have been manufactured, and
Sivu 5 - have been established, foreign rifles and guns have been manufactured, and machine-shops have been a delight to their evil nature. Locomotives, balloons, electric lamps, the foreign devils think excellent. Though these foreigners ride in sedans unbefitting their rank. China yet regards them as barbarians of whom God disapproves, and is sending down spirits and genii for their destruction.
Sivu 31 - with paternal kindness, and to regard all men with equal benevolence. Let them give strict orders to the local authorities that in dealing with cases of this kind they should only inquire whether so-andso is or is not guilty of rebellion, whether he has or has not stirred up strife, and should not consider whether he
Sivu 29 - but useless; officials' complete inaction, T'ai An prefect blocks; secret orders from Throne to encourage." was represented by Sir Claude as exaggerated, notwithstanding that every non-official person in China knew it to be but too correct. Sir Claude asked the Yamen Ministers to telegraph to the new Governor, Yuan, that he had called at the Yamen that day (January
Sivu 30 - Of late in all the provinces brigandage has been daily more prevalent, and missionary cases have recurred with frequency. Most critics point to seditious societies as the cause, and ask for
Sivu 38 - and guided us with diligence, and managed all things, great and small, with unremitting care until we ourself assumed the government. Thereafter the times again became critical. We bent all our thoughts and energies to the task of ruling rightly, striving to requite her Majesty's loving
Sivu 78 - foreign devils be decapitated. In that day shall the hour of their calamities come. The time for rain to fall is yet afar off, and all on account of the devils. " ' I hereby make known these commands to all you righteous folk, that

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