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Show . THE MISSlOJIAKJIiS MEET And I'rolest Againat 4)ie Exclusion of the Ch Incite. New York, April 4. Representatives of the bdard of foreign missions of tho Presbyterian church, American board, Congregaiiimal Episcopal board, American Amer-ican Baptist Missionary Union, Missionary Mission-ary Society of tho Methodist church, American Bible Society, Evangelical . ,,. i .1.. c-. .:.... p r-..: 1 Alliance and the Society of Friends met yesterday in this city to consider thu Chinese enumeration- bill now before tho senate with special reference to its bearing upon missionary work and property in China. The sentiment of tho meeting was strongly opposed to the bill. It w as argued that its adoption adop-tion would be, violation of the treaty rights ' and all preseut apprehensive would endanger the personal safety of American missionaries resident in China and greatly hamper them in their work. It was decided to loave more specific action for the missionary society seperatcly. All the societies represented re-presented missions iu China. |
