The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-07-02
BY Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them.

Prof. Sachau, OF the University of Ber.
lin, in his recently published work upon
Syria and Mesopotamia pays, in numerous
illusions to their work, warm tribute to
the civilizing activity of American Mis-
slonaries there. He says, II owe them
manifold instruction and assistance, and
gratefully remember the hours passed in
their company" He adds: "They send
their messengers and physicians through
all that inaccessible Alpine country,
everywhere bring help to suffering hu-
manity, spread Christianity, regard for
law and morality, and contribute to the
elevation spiritual and material of the
people," aa4
ut is a grand and admirable work, and
worthy Of admiration is the self-sacri-
fee with which men, women and girls
leave happy homes and spend whole lives
full of privations oyer-burdened with
exacting work, and not seldom threatened
with the greatest danger, and all for the
sake Of this idea. Verify, if, in our time
any movement in behalf Of an idea has
claim to the recognition of the rest of the
world, it is the work of the American mis-
sionaries for the new spiritual birth of
Christianity in the East" He speaks of
the hostility of the Turkish government,
and how it puts all possible hlndrances in
their way, of the effective usefulness of the
medical work Of missionaries, (which is
particularly adapted to open the first path
to civilization, and show the oriental the
superiority OF the foreigner in way salu.
tary to the former"
The instruction given in numerous
schools tor boys and girls, the normal
schools, the medical schools for educating
physicians from the native population
and the numerous works issued from
their printing-presses for the spread Of
useful knowledge, all are commended
highly, as Prof. Sachau has seen the fruit
Of their influence. e...s, .,,....5s.,.
1t must be remembered that this il
not the testimony of a Christian zealot
but of disinterested traveller and his
torian. -"'
Furthermore this writer says, "the su
preme advantage the Christians have ove1
the Moslem is mighty one-the Chris
tian institution of the family.n Robert G
! Ingersoll boasts that he believes in the re
ligion Of the family, in mans improving
| the condition of his tellow-man, in human
hearts capable of pity; and, taking no note
of what the great active Christian worlt
is doing in this very line, he has thl
audacity to declare that it gives him
"pleasure to announce that orthodox re
ligion is dying out OF the civilized world
AS far as we can learn the infdels of thu
world are not bestirring themselves to an,
great extent to benefit and bless human
kind, are not denying themselves to extent
the gospel of good living and right doinl
that he claims should be free to every hu
man being. "Good houses, good clothes
good wages" are blessings that tn
practices of Christianity, and not infdelity
tend directly to make more universal.
If infdelity is growing, increasing, ant
the race on account of IT, 10 heinz civilize(
as Mr.. Ingersoll says it is, it would be in
teresting to see some proof of it in thei
good works and get at their statistics
He says that the Hindoos had no Bible
and yet were the greatest metaphysician
in the world. But what good came c
their metaphysics? Let Mr.. Ingersoll tel
the world about the Hindoo family, am
how joyous was the existence of the Hir
doc wife and the Hindoo's widow.
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