The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-10-07
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The members of these companies arc no
more slaves than are the members of any
other voluntary association governed by
rules, established by majority and eiccting
their own officers at regular periods. No
Cinnamon are owned, imported or en-
ployed as slaves by company or individu'
al. Only few of the women have been
brought to this country by outlaws. 1t
was provided several years ago by our
government that no woman should be
sent to this country except with her fam
ily, and she must get pass from the
government. Thank God, now there are
Christian homes which we're opened for
them by DR.. Loomis, and Rev. Gibson
and others. Many Of them we're Tree
from their masters and went to these
homes and received Christian instruction
and many of them were converted.
The second fact given by some people
said, 1.-THE Cinnamon are not willing to
become citizens and their presence ex-
cludes other laborers and servants"
It is hardly fair to say they do not be-
come citizens because they are unwilling:
The difficulty is not so much to be found
in their Wills as the uuwillingness OF the
American people to admit them to citi.
zenship. / saw in the daily papers last
April in Washington City, d. O., that
an intelligent Christian Chinaman
applied for naturalization papers and was
refused. Had there been nothing in the
way but his own unwillingness he would
have become citizen of the United
States. But the grave difficulty OF being
refused prevented his being naturalized.
About the same time another Chinaman
brought his wife to the Pacific coast.
They asked permission to make their
home in this country desiring to become
citizens), but the wife was forbidden to
land. It is true that the Chinese do not
become citizens, but it is hardly fair to
say that the reason of it lies in their own
unwillingness.
A third fact: "They live here chiefly
on rice, earn dollar day and spend
less than one-6fth of it, and the rest of
their earnings are carried out of the
country" Well, if they do make little
money and sen1 it to China, they do
nothing more than other people do, but
they spend money here, too, and live 6y
their own toll, as men have right to DO
in free country.
No envy is borne in China toward Q
man that tries to make his living BY his
labor. There need be no fear of our
people crowding the white people in this
wide land. There is room for all. But
we have always understood that America
is the home Of the poor and oppressed.
believe that God brought our people to
this country, not for good alone, but TOR
that which is infinitely better-a knowl-
edge of the gospel, a knowledge OF evan.
gelical truth. And it opens up to Chris.
tian America q wide and important
channel for missionary work. Our peo'
pie come to America. They are heathen.
They 20 to mission schools. In that way
many of them are induced to attend
church on Sabbaths and hear the Word
of God j; they become converted-they
are still Cinnamon. Their deepest and
tenderest sympathies are for their heath
en- brethren. They are ready and willing
to carry the blessed gospel truth to them,
and to- day there are Cinnamon, converted
on the Pacific coast, serving faithfully as
missionary pastors in the city of Canton,
China, aud they can accomplish more
among their native brethren than is pos
sible for any foreign missionary to do.
God forbid that the American people
should throw away this splendid oppor-
tunity, but may they improve it by treat,
ing our people kindly and charitaoly and
in Christian spirit. God had made
this nation great and powerful; I; in its
greatness, you must stoop down and help
us up.-Me Interior.