The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-30
PREF UDICE.

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dWarfed 10 suit his narrOwness
Of intellect and littleness of
soul. He is social blight, a
political curse; he misunder-
stands, refuses to underste nd
everybody, their purposes, words
and deeds. Mix prejudice with
se,fishness and we have an ex-
tremuly little fellow. He sees
no good in anybody except to
promote or satisfy his own per-
sonal desire. This is the natu-
raj man, and when he becomes
a christian he takes his preju-
dice into his religion. He is
not for foreign missions, because
he is prejudiced against foreign
ers. The Jews suffered largely
with this complaint. They were
prejudiced against all the world
but themselves. They would
not even let the Saluaritans help
them to rebuild the city of Jeru-
salem. Tue apostles of Christ
suffered with the complaint.
Peter and James We're prejudice
ed against all but their own race
and would preach to none other.
Paul was the only one who 10 9
above the mirky depths of the
mire of prejudice. The Greeks
were prejud ced against all the
remainder Of tue world, called
them barbarians. The Romans
were prejudiced against all the
re .ainder Of the world and
considered them as enemies and
slaves. Coming down to our
own time, we who make the
proud Toast of being members
Of the Anglo-Saxon family are
prejndiCed against all who are
not Anglo Saxons. We look with
suspicion upon the Italians and
the Spaniards, with disgust up
on the Chinese, with contempt
for the Malay and Monaghan.
Not only this, we carry it fur
Their and nurse our prejudice
against the races among us and
even the classes of our own race.
SO we see that secular affairs as
we'll as religion prejudice has
been one of the great curses of
the world.
The third cause is
IGNORANCE.
Scientists, naturalists are eve
~ day making dicoveries that
are great and wonderful as the
electric inventions of Wizard
Edison, but we are not concern
ed about them. Why? Because
We don't know anything about
them. In short We don't think
about what we know nothing
about. You are Indifferent
a out foreign missions. Why
You don't know anything about
it You are ignorant. You are not
even keeping up with the great
work that Is already in progress
in that direction. When [ say
you are ignorant, l don't re-
fer to those who can't read, or
don't read much. Some Of the
most int lligent and best read
members of this congregation
to-day are ignorant of The work
that Is in progress to effect the
great command of the Lord.
got a book not long since on the
"Crisis CT Foreign Missions"
gave it to one of the most intel
ligent women OF my congreea-
ton and one of the most earn
est christians, with the reques
that she read it and help me
spread the truths contained
therein. She kept the book a
week, she kept it a month, she
kept it months. | heard nothing
from her. At last l requested
her to return tie book and asked
what she thought cf it. Her
answer was evasive. | asked if
she had read the book. She re-
piled that she read some parts
of it. Yes, alas irgnorant in
teltigehce is one great cause!
Some suffer with one Of these
complaints and some with an
other, any one of the three is
sufficient to canse the christian
to oppose foreign missions. But
think if you can of a christian
sick unto death with all three
complaints-ignorance! Selfish
ness!! and Prejudice! Yes,
but is he christian? Well he
is a mighty little one. There is
a possibility for him to grow
above these complaints, but a las,
may die in christian infancy
though in the d-crepitude of
error. There is but one hope
for this little fellow, this infant
christian, there is Lut one reme-
DIV that will cure him of the
great triple christian malady.
THE pEMInU
You can't coax men out of
prejudice, you can't educate
them out of selfishness, ycu
can persuade them from ignor-
ance. | have tried all of these.
We can't make o remedy. Let
us turn to the fountain of light
and take the remedy already
offered to US. 1t is found in the
simple words from Paul: 'sLet
that spiri. enter into you which
was also in Him." or words to
the same effect from Christ