The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-28
YAZOO DEMOCRAT.
YAZOO CITY, JANUARY %, 1914

PHILANTHROPY PHTLANTHRoPY!-. Barque
California, Goldsmith, master, cleared al
Boston, on Monday, 9th instant, Tor the
coast Of Africa. Passengers, George Per.
kns and wife-Mr. APpleby and wife,
MISSIONARIES. Cargo, $50 hhds., 200
bills. (22, $50 CALLS N. E. RUM-26 bas-
kets CHAMPAIGNE-25 doz. MADElRA-25
doz PORr W1NE-25 boxes Lemon Syrup
10000 CIGARs, 100 gals. Spirits Turpen-
tine-2,l 1874 kegs POWDER, Vessel owned
and cleared by BoYNToN and PERKINs.-
Pretty assortment this, from moral and re-
Iigious Boston. MISSIONARIES, Rum,
POWDER, and C1GARs!-[Lynn Washing,
tonian.
e1J- AS fitting comment on the above,
we extract the following from The peoples
Advocate dated November Is, 1914, and
published at that cato 10 Brandon, Miss
The "Advocaie" was an ardent advocate
for the election Of Henry Clay. II is but
seldom that we find as sensible an article
in Wing paper. When discovered they
should be re~published, and properly ap-
preo;aied. We will therefore endeavor to
preserve the rotio.0ing from oblivion:
E.FoREIGN Missions. --One Of aha. great
est INCONSISTENCIES Of the present day, APP
pears TO US to be the application Of so much
money and time to "FOreign Missions. !"
Christians, or professors Of Christianity
paving their road to heaven with dollars, to
be expended in unknown lands, by unknown
hands, spurn their destitute neighbors from
their doorq, and look with cold scorn upon
the needy orphan. Their bouniful gifts
are esteemed too good for this region, and
hardly 6t for a region which they have me-
yer seen, and Of which they know about as
much as they do of the "mOn in the moon. :"
Perhaps their course is right. II it is, our
opinion is wrong. II our opinion is wrong,
then, indeed, is there "bliss in ignorance. !"
Again, it 10 not uncommon for from Sl0,,
600 to $4,000 to be expended upon sim
gle church! For architectural beauty, these
buildings are worthy Of admiration; but for
the object for which they are intended, they
"strain at gnat" in the broadcast possible
aense. He who drew his first breath in
the manger Of stable-who chose the &C.
cupalion first Of carpenter, then Of fish.
orman, and finally death upon the cross,
would have scoffed at such offerings as
these, when want and misery unappeased,
stood craving the pity of professors -Or,
perhaps, begging permission TO enter the
courts dedicated to The living God. We
wish professors we're wise, but they are
not-nor do we imagine we can make them
so. Corruption 10 rife among them; coated
with golden conceit, they talk Of heaven,
while they are gliding nOiseessIy on TO all
the perditon prepared for the wicked
"This article is predicated upon a con.
yersation held with one Of the elect, few
days ago in jackson, and upon a spirited
article on the subject Of Foreign Missions p
in New York paper. We do not now re.
collect the exact amount collected in our
neighborng city Of Jackson, within the last
five years, TO "EUGngelizc the HeGthen,"
but il is more than considerable. Collected,
TOO, from many who do not enjoy suffi-
cheney of the comforts Of li(e-and in
continuity where proper application Of
money would be productive Of so much
good. "Evangelze the Heather w-For-
Sootb, we had better CHRISTTANIZE
ourselves" Pretty goOd-aint III
"Thomas, spell weather." said teacher
10 a new pupil.
"W-i-t-a-t-h welh, i-o.u-r, wealher.""
swell, Thomas, think this is the worst
spell Of weather we have lately encouu>
tered. You may sit down.