The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-20
DANGERS OF THE MODERN CITY.


l am not pessimist, but facts are
facts. l believe in the race, believe in
its future-but what race? The modern
city threatens the future OF our nations
life. The smoke and dust and fumes,
dark and threatening, full Of disease, and
of rim, ard cf death, th.t -'iac today from
these great centers Of our life, form
dark cloud whose threatening storm
must burst upon the nation with awful
fury in the future. That which is
worthy to live will live. Truth will tri-
umph. God will reign supreme. The
question is, Will you be i'll that triump.l?
I believe that the hour is come in which
Christian manhood in these rapidly de-
veloping centers must take firm stand
and draw the sword of the righteousness
of Christ and defend its strongholds if
we are to save the people. Mothers write
me from country towns to look after
their boys and save them tell you it
is next to impossible. The forces that
tend to destroy character in New York
city are hundred to one. We fight
against an army that is overwhelming,
ana we hight with childTen's toys. We
are playing with issues, and our enemies
laugh at us in our helplessness. With
our delicate white ties and our clerical
cut clothes we are trifing with the great
question of the salvation of people, of
generation, of o race. There are times
when Christian manhood should take u
firm stand. Only in such stand can
the people be saved. Our enemies are
capable of persuasion. The devil in the
modern city is Turk in spirit.
Sir Charles Euan-Smith, the recent
British envoy to Fez, in the empire Of
Morocco, had perflous experience in
the anti Christian riots OF last July. The
mission house had been attacked. The
windows were smashed with stones. 1t
became unsafe to venture in the gar
dens. As Sir Charles was giving the
necessary orders for the defense Of the
mission, an embassy from the sultan ap-
peared and implored him to go at once
to the palace. Courier after courier,
mounted on magnificent Barbary horses,
dashed up, repeating the summons.
Bending at his feet, they declared: "My
lord, we pray thee to hasten. Our lord
beseeches that you come to him. He
| will neither eat nor drink nor sleep nor
have any peace until you come TO him.
Our lord languisheth for the light Of
your countenance." No less than 20 Of
these messengers delivered their dra-
matte summons on the way.
The sultan met Sir Charles In great
| agitation Your life is in danger" he
said. "Your wife and your people must
come Immediately to the palace. The
populace is greatly excited against you.
can no longer protect you. Come tonight
and sleep here. In the morning will
send q thousand soldiers TO escort you TO
the coast" "Your majesty is mistaken y
replied Sir Charles coolly. my life is
not in danger. am in your majesty's
safe keeping" 81 am powerless to pro-
tect you" cried the sultan. "If you re-
turn to the mission, you will be killed =
Perhaps am TO be killed. replied Sir
Charles. "The mission may be nassa-
cred, but there will be another British
minister in Fee within month, who
will be accompanied by staff as well
equipped rs mine and better, for, " added
the minister in deliberate tones, "then
there will not be sultan at Fez.p
II is needless to say that Sir Charles
and the mission were protected The
mon who were responsible for the riots
were beaten and imprisoned The pasha
who urged the mob TO stone the British
vice consul was fined s10, 200 ae orawled
ON foot and placed the money at Minis
ter Slnith'a feet. lie swore on the Kernr
he had notincited the riots His guards
were Aogged before the palace. And