Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-19 | Page 4 | Missionaries Are Deported

MISSIONARIES MEKPOIlItOl VICTORIA. B C, Jan. 12. When Miss M. E. Mollery and Miss N. E. Sears, both missionaries, rofuaed to leave Ichang, as advised by the Brit-" Ish consul, because they could not recognize earthly authority and God has not given permission to vacate, the consul had them deported and recommended that they he refused permission to return to China, as-cording as-cording to advices received by tho steamer Karaakura Maru today. In his order for deportation the consul said. "I cannot recognize your Individual! right to dlo, and It is my duty to take! Gteps to bco that you aro ot killed!! --ff i as your deaths woul 1 Involve other K foreigners and havo far-reaching con- H sequences, as deaths of foiclgnors in Bi China at tho presont tlmo might lead 'Hi to international Intervention in tho Ht presont crisis, the results of which to H Isolated parts llko Ichang cannot be fflj foreseen." Kj