Show FIRST MISSIONARIES TO CHINA The first general attempt to intro introduce duce Christianity into China dates from April 24 1845 when the tho Chinese government following the disastrous war with Great Britain granted permission permission permission per per- mission to foreigners foreigner to teach the Christian religion Missionaries from many countries began immediately to flock Hock to China but in most places the white devils were received with hostility hostility hos hos- The emperor Kwang who in the latter part of his reign favored the introduction of European arts and religion died in 1850 and his son Hieng-Fung Hieng adopted a reactionary policy One of the od odd results of the Introduction introduction introduction intro Intro- of Christianity in China was I the tle appearance in 1851 of a rebel leader lead lead- er who called himself Tien teh and who announced himself as the restorer I of the worship of the true god Shang- Shang ti and derived many of his dogmas from the Bible He lie called himself the brother of Jesus the second son of God and the monarch of all beneath the skies and demanded universal sub sub- mission His insurgent followers called themselves or Princes of Peace but the title was utterly belied by their atrocious deeds |