Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-28
Written for THE HERALD.
JUMBLE'S LETTER.
CANNON FARRAR's BROTHERHOOD OF
THE POOR REVIEWED, FOREIGN
MISSIONS OF WOMEN A BLESS
ING, THE TRAMP SYSTEM



/ zine, London, October, 1889.
| In his article the Cannon refers to
the great strike in England, the most
remarkable in modern times, which
began among the lowest, most despis-
ed and most down-trodden class of
unskilled laborers,-a class which has
been proverbial for misery and pow
erty, and for the struggle of many TO
secure the scantily paid toll, which
can only be allotted TO the few. With
them and for them the strike grew
until hundred thousand men. a
great army, overawed London. The
trade of London, which is the aston
ishment of the world, was tor time
paralyzed. Vast amounts of money
were lost every day. Two circum-
stances of the strike were especially
memorable. One was that, though
the people were very poor, and many
in want, and their future very un-
promising, they abstained from all
acts of violence, and their leaders
faithfully directed them against all
revolutionary measures. And anoth.
er fact was that the vast majority had
no personal grievance. Theirs was
purely brotherly and unselfish. Many
of them considered themselves well
paid and were entirely well satisfied,
and although they might imperil their
future they boldly faced the danger
in behalf of their distressed brothers.
The Cannon gives letter written to
him by young artisan who had no
share in the strike, as follows:
beg in all faith and honesty to ask
your aid in the present crisis of the
strike. In the first place l am sure
that their cause is just, as | have
seventeen years knowledge of them
and their work. Mr.. j. Burns, their
champion and leader, is much loved
and trusted by them. He is total alb
stainer and non-smoker, and has
formed them into band of brothers
ready to suffer any pains for the
right. What the men now want to
keep them together is a great spiritual
leader. Mr.. Burns has stirred up in
them chivalric qualities hitherto I'M
dreamed of. Now is the time to
arouse their spiritual faculties. Isym-
pathise with them heart and soul, as
you would do if you could only see
half the sacrifices they make for hon
or's sake. / have never seen the spirit
of right and chivalry so stirred in
them before. l feel certain that this
is an opportunity to touch their souls.
Will you not write letter to their
organ, or speak at their next meeting.
Absence and failure to receive any
news in the North of Ireland, was one
reason for his not complying, and
another reason was that so many
strikes had proved failures to the
poor men, putting so many out of
work, and had driven important in
dustrieS out of the kingdom in the
times ofsevere international competi-
ton. The Cannon's sympathies as
those of every clergyman ought to be,
where, with the poor. Their cause
being just, but as a wise man, not
having studied the whole question,
which involved SO much. he could not
rush to venture an abridgment of the
chasm. The letter of the young arti-
Fan is very suggestive with the facts
as recited by the Cannon. First,
they were seen and known to be
right. Second, they appear to be
banded together for just principles,
not against capital, but against injus-
tice. Third, their leader, Mr.. Burns,
in temperate habits is worthy ex-
ample for them and others. Fourth,
their good sense is evident in their
choice of an able and worthy leader.
Fifth, the spirit of sacrifice for their
brothers. rights was the spirit of the
golden rule. Sixth, whether the strike
involved philosophic, philantropic
and political economy, with interna-
tional commercial competition, &C.,
the clergy should have been CONVEX
SAINT with it, and should have known
and should have taken the right side.
Some did, and of that we shall note
next time.
That the work of Foreign Missions
among the heather is not failure
but success, the following facts illus
trate. A native Bible woman of ia
pan, recently converted from heather
ism and put under christian training,
and chosen to help save her heather
sisters of Japan, writes as follows -
Nov. 18th, 1889, Last summers va
cation 1 was sent with one of my
Miss Tamada, to Sawara.
in the province of Shimosa, or 70
miles from Yokahoma, to teach chris
tianity. There are about 5000 houses
in this place, but those who have been
converted are very poor, and as it is a
new mission field, there is no pastor,
and so we felt Inconvenience in every
thing, and we were quite puzzled
what steps to take in our work; but
God looked upon our weakness, and
so we felt ourselves soldiers of the
gospel and preached christianity all
around. Owing to the showers of
blessing on our work the gospel reach
ed the ears of a great many people,
and consequently many were added
to the church day by day. The Budd-
hists living in this place, seeing the
spread of christianity, thought it
great danger to the country, and
showing their anger in their faces,
proposed prosecution to all who called
on the name of the Lord. They even
crowded themselves into the lecture
place, greatly interrupting and
throwing stones like hail. Therefore
at one time we thought it impossible
to escape with our lives, but in the
midst of our trials, we were to realize
the death of Stephen by stones. Was
1t not blessing that we, two weak
women, could deem it special happi-
ness, if the circumstances obliged us
to shed our blood for the cause of
Christ? And though we were so
weak we thought of nothing but the
work of God, and then simply asking
for Gods guidance and adding patti
ence upon patience. By the grace of
God we were made to see great sue
cess in our labors,-that is % women
became seekers of the gospel besides
a great many men. We then turned
our faces to places called Maibayashi,'
Somei, Tako Sawuzaka. The people
in all these places earnestly sought
the Bible, especially at Maibayashi,
where Is applied for baptism. These
are all the doings of the spirit. Such
work encourages the missionaries, and
the church at home, as added evil
dence in the experience of the faithful
as much as We know that your labor
is not in vain in the Lord.
Is the tramp system necessity in
modern life? call it system be-
caus6 it appears to be so well system