The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1895-08-24
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ing recent nlassaeFes perpetraled
oy she Mohammedans in Arrneui. "a
the slaughter of the Christian mission.
aries by the Vegetarians in the inter-.
OF OF Cnina, have stirred up the civil
lzed world from centre 10 circumfar.
ence, and justly so, because moh yio-
lence and homicide are an outr.ga
against which civilization and modern
culture can not strongly enough pro-
test. The Right Honorable VIM. r
Gladstone has sounded the clarion
note IN bis famous speech. recentlv
delivered In London, England. and
'ne utterances of the grand old man
eloquent will not go unheeded. be.
cause the world canno. afford n
ignore that most prominent leader OF
modern men. The Sultan Of Turkey
Will be compelled to make amends !.
ana give guarantee that the outrsges
against the Armenian Christians will
not be repeated. This Ia no more
than just, because at the close of the
18th century prosecutions for reIig-
Ions sake ought to be utterly uu-
known. They are bio. on the histo-
~ OF the human race. A friend who
looks over my shoulder while | write
this, asks the very pertinent question
Why does the Christian world protest
In such strong notes agains, the out.
RACES pcrpetrated by the Turks on
the Armenisns, when II Is generally
admitted that the latter are not blame.
less, because of conspirscles against
the ruling power of the country
while even the most potent forces in
the Christian world had not word
to say when hundreds and Thousands
OF Jews, against whom the cry Of con.
spiracy could not be raised, received
and are still subjected to the most IN.
human treatment, to the most search
Ing cruelties by semi-barbsric Russia
aud half.civillzed Roumaniaf IL il
because the rulers OF those countries
belong 10 the Greek orthodox church.
es, aud the anointed of the Lord must
not be toucheds Why this cry Of in.
dlgnation against the Armenians, aud
why not word Of protest In behalf
Of thousands Of innocent men, women
and children, whose only crime Ia
their adherence to the religion OF
their sires AT the Mansion House
meeting several years ago tho late
| Cardinal Manning raised bis voice in
protest against prosecutions Of any
kind, but 1t was voice in the wilder
ness, and diplomacy did not heed it
The reason for that indifference is
that there Is nothing to be gained fol
the powers, because Russia is toe
strong to submit to any humilia.
ton, apology, &c, much less to q
dlsmemberment of her territory aud
Roumanla Is under the protection ol
the Romsnofls. But different II Il
with Turkey, the sick man, for whose
death all powers wait with anxiety
and whose carcass the beasts Of prey
are ready to devour at any moment
The Armenian prosecutions are merely
q pretext to hasten the dissolution ol
decaying Turkey.
| The Chinese massacres are also
made a pretext for diplomacy, to
meddle with the affairs Of that coun.
try. The missionaries to the beathcu
world are no doubt deserving Of the
highest encomiums. They are the
pioneers of civilization, the path-ind'
ers who open to the world new
sources of commerce and wealth, and
as almost every great advancement
has been acquired by means Of mar
| tyrdom and blood, these missionaries
not infrequently have shed their blood
ln the interest of religion and prog.
ress. But the question In our day Is
"Is this martyrdom a necessity~ II
could be most decisively answered in
the negative. Steam power and elec'
tricity are the most successful mission
aries to the whole world IN modern
times. They have opened the dark
continent to civilization, and It Is only
A question of time when they will
force retrogressive China to open hei
vast domain 10 the world. But the
church Is impatient; she intends te
anticipate even the ileetness OF cleo
tricity. Possessed Of that power
which Catholicism claims, and III con
seouence OF which II creates bishops
| in partibus infdelium, the missiona
ries have invaded country, which oy
The very nature of its Inhabitants ant
the character of Its religion is hostile
: 10 foreign invasion. The Protestan
churches, being jealous Of the Catholi'
church, have sent missionaries V
China, regardless to the feelings 0
the inhabitants of that country A
long-as those apostles OF the churche
remained under the protection 0
their governments, they were not mo
lested, but as soon as they boldly III
yadei the interior Of the country
hostility was shown unto them, an.
{. the recent massacre was only the cul !
" miuation of long nourished Ill feol
inc. Minister DENLY had raised NJ
voice in warning, but the enthusiasm
pioueers Of religion would not listen
and bloodshed was the sequel. :,
, THAT the Chinese are adverse I.
Christianity, nobody will contraalc' y
All The Sunday schools and misslohsl. ~,
aaa,ot;es IN The world will not be adj