In the Boxer riots many Chinese Christian converts laid down
their lives with cheerful courage “for the sake of the Name.”
One Chinaman who was captured by the Boxers and was told he was
about to be put to death, asked permission to put on his best
clothes. “For,” said the martyr, “I am going to the palace of
the King.” His wonderful and serene faith so imprest the cruel
murderers that, after his death, they dug out his heart to try
and find the secret of his courage. In North China the blood of
the martyrs has proved, indeed, the seed of the Church.
“To the palace of the King” is whither all Christians are wending their
way. (Text.)
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