can , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Cre asy ▁Smith ▁of ▁the ▁B . M . S ., ▁Dr ▁At wood ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Board , ▁and ▁Mess rs . ▁D . ▁E . ▁Host e , ▁A . ▁Or r - E wing , ▁C . ▁H . ▁T j ader , ▁and ▁Ernest ▁Taylor ▁of ▁the ▁C . I . M . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Governor , ▁Ts ▁en - ch ▁un - h si ien , ▁the ▁party ▁of ▁eight ▁mission aries , ▁under ▁an ▁esc ort ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Governor , ▁started ▁from ▁Pa o - ting - fu ▁on ▁Wed nes day , ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁reaching ▁T ▁ai - yi ian - fu ▁[ po or ▁trans cription ▁of ▁Tai y uan - fu , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Sh an xi ▁province ] ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 ▁the ▁first ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁awful ▁mass acre ▁in ▁that ▁very ▁city . ▁The ▁following ▁extract ▁from ▁the ▁di ary ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁this ▁party ▁describes ▁their ▁reception ▁: ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 9 . ▁Re ached ▁T ▁ai - yi ian - fu . ▁Tw elve ▁months ▁ago ▁to - day ▁forty - five ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁mission aries ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁sla ugh tered ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Governor . ▁The ▁scene ▁to - day ▁was ▁a ▁strange ▁contrast . ▁Th irty ▁miles ▁off , ▁out rid ers ▁in quired ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁our ▁arrival . ▁Ten ▁miles ▁off