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 Liu Tsi Chuin

Rioter and Evangelist.

, M.A., B.D.

"Ninety-five" is a date of dates among the pioneer workers in West China. All winter rumors of the doings of foreigners had been floating about the city of Chengtu, old stories of suspicion and superstition scarce heard to-day: "Foreigners ate children." "Doctors pulverized eyes for medicines, hence their wonderful cures." "Bodies were buried beneath the church floors." "Foreigners having, many of them, blue eyes, could see into soil and discover hidden treasure as the dark-eyed people of China might see stones on the bottom of streams." "Foreigners were there to seek treasure or territory." Even high officials, 'tis said, fed the flame with the hope that it would soon become so hot the "foreign devils" would flee.

There were, however, few open acts of hostility during these days. Then suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, it came. It was the fifth of the fifth month feast. According to time-honored custom, the crowds assembled on the great east parade ground, scarce a stone's throw from the Mission compound, for the throwing