Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-22
APPEAL FOR GHINAMEN
The Pulpit Comes Out in the
 Celestial's Defense.
DR. pAYsoN's STRONG DISCOURSE

Claimed That They Are No Worse Than
 Other Immigrants, and That They Have
 Been UnjustIy Treated-RareIy Found
 in the Poorhouse or Jail.
 NEW YORK, May 22-The Rev. Dr. Ed ward P. Payson, one of the most eloquent of the Presbyterian clergymen of this city, preached at the old Canal street Presbyte- rian church yes terday on the Chinese EX- clusiou law to 8 large congregation. He branded the law recently adjudged as con- stitutional by the United States Supreme Court as unjust and unchristian.
 Dr. Payson began his sermon by review
 ing briefly the history of the Chinese em- pire and it's contributions to the world. 1t has given to the world" he said, s'teas. spices and silks, and in inventions gunpowder and the mariners compass l do not hesitate to say that it has given more varied benefits than any other na- tion of the earth.
 '"The Chinese have proved themselves to be strong intellectually and commer- cially. as has been shown by what they ac- complshed in the ten years following the war carried on by the Christian nations of Europe and the United States itself, which resulted in the breaking down of the Chin csc wall of exclusion and the admission of Christian missionaries. In those ten years the Chinese made their exports double their imports, and they have shown them selves to be the equals as merchants and diplomats of any nationality on the face of the earth"
 Dr. Payson then exhaustively argued what he claimed to be the injustice of the exclusion act, which discriminated against the Chinese and yet admitted the immi- grants from Europe.
 ''We combined with the European na- tions to break down the Chinese wall, and now, with charming consistency, we build a wall against the Chinese.
 eve, children of immigrants-we i'm migrants of 1620-say to the immigrants of 1893: You shall not come here.' When did we acquire this right2 The inherent and inalienable right of men to change their homes and allegiance was recognized in our famous Burlingame treaty with China in 1868. Let me read you section of that treaty: The United States and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of men to change their homes and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of free immi grafton of their citizens and subjects, es pecially from one country to the other, for the purposes of curiosity, trade, or as permanent reSlQonCS.
 "Well do I remember the joy with which the news of the signing of the treat was received By the terms of this treaty the United Statee induced the Chinese to come to our shores, and in later years, when the hoodlums of San Francisco protested against Chinese immigration, this govern nlent in a second treaty, asserted that while it could and would regulate Chinese immigration, it would never prohibit it.
 Thus have we, Christian nation, broken faith with China, whom we, in our right eousness, designate as nation of Pagans. But even if we had the right to exclude and deport the Chinese. we haven't the power.
 ''No act of Congress con keep them out. You might as well try to stop a herd of buffalo fleeing from prairie fire with a Virginia rail fence, or dam the Gulf stream with bullrushes.
 "The principles of Christianity say that we must welcome all the strangers within our gates to our schools and churches and teach them the lessons taught to us | by Christ We have tried to convert the Chinamen; many of them have been con verted, yet I say you can't convert him and then pitch him into the Pacific; and you can't call brother and then say get \ out :"
 Strong appeals were also made by \ churches throughout the city and it seems | that the Chinamen have strong champions in the preachers for their fight against the