, ▁the ▁Governor ▁s ▁body ▁guard ▁bla red ▁out ▁their ▁welcome ▁and ▁un fur led ▁their ▁standards . ▁Two ▁miles ▁near er , ▁the ▁Sh an - si ▁mounted ▁police ▁made ▁sal ute . ▁Three ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁we ▁ex changed ▁our ▁lit ters ▁for ▁P ek in ▁c arts ▁to ▁facil itate ▁our ▁reception . ▁A ▁large ▁and ▁representative ▁body ▁of ▁Christians ▁seemed ▁delight ed ▁to ▁welcome ▁us . ▁Their ▁faces ▁bore ▁clear ▁traces ▁of ▁the ▁suffer ings ▁end ured . ▁From ▁this ▁point ▁the ▁process ion ▁rapidly ▁increased , ▁as ▁we ▁proceeded ▁between ▁rows ▁of ▁officials , ▁both ▁military ▁and ▁civil . ▁At ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁pav il ion ▁stood ▁an ▁Imperial ▁officer , ▁who ▁stepped ▁forward ▁and ▁said , ▁" I ▁welcome ▁you ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁of ▁China ." ▁▁ ▁T aken ▁un ed ited ▁from ▁" Last ▁Let ters ▁and ▁Further ▁Records ▁of ▁Mart y red ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁China ▁In land ▁Mission " ▁ ▁Ind em n ity ▁funds ▁The ▁Sh ans i ▁Imperial ▁University ▁at ▁Tai y uan ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁with ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁in dem n ity ▁lev ied ▁against ▁Sh ans i ▁for ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁the ▁Christians ▁by ▁the ▁Box ers . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁its ▁ch an cell or ▁was ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁mission ary ▁Tim othy ▁Richard ▁who ▁also ▁head ed ▁the ▁Western ▁College . ▁ ▁References ▁and ▁further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Account s