The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-26
HEATHEN At HOME
MONEY NEED NOT GO ABROAD
TO FIND SOULS TO
SAVE.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
CONDITIONS EXIST WHICH SHOULD
ATTRACT ATTENTION OF MIS-
SIONARIES.
NOE BEYOND BELIEF.
Thousands Within Score of Miles
of Washington Who Never
Attend Church,

Special 20 the Globe.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-More
things are wrought by prayer every
day than this world dreams of. Every
effort, well-directed, produces effects
which last for all time. The people
who pray and work for their fellow
man have more to do with the advance
ment Of their race in civilization and
industry than they receive credit for
in their day and generation.
The world is growing better, but
original sin and human perversity are
always apparent. Some Of the best
meant efforts Of good people are mis-
directed. Thousands of dollars are eX-
pended for the furtherance of the gOS-
pei and the greater portion Of the con-
tributions practically wasted because
they do not produce appropriate re-
suits. All men are striving for the
betternent of their conditions, but the
majority grope in the dark and spend
their substance with i'll advisement.
Some time last season, at Old
Orchard, Me, there was a missionary
meeting, and the enormous sum OF
$l01,00 was raised among the hard
working, hard-fisted, saving and al
most penurious New Englanders for the
purpose of sending missionaries to the
heathen. The preachers told harrow
ing stories concerning the murder of
innocent children by parents. relatives
and strangers. The condition of the
heather China particularly attracted
attention as eloquently set forth by an
on I,1y hat
The good people felt that it was their
duty to raise that amount OF money
to spread the gospel in China and in
Oriental countries and they gave up
their money with unusual and COM
mendable freedom. In the excitement
of the moment women gave up their
finger rings, earrings, breastpins,
brooches and other ornaments; all for
the poor heather.
But there is a country in need of
Christian enlightenment which some Of
our good people have long overlooked
entirely. There is a country over which
the clouds of sin and shame have long
been hanging. Upon all the maps it is
labeled United States of America"
Time and space forbid the depletion
of the entire country for it is Of grea.
area and of great population. In the
better part of that country, in the part
contiguous to the capital city, there
is so much sin and sin-caused suffer-
ing that some good and true men of
spiritual power ought to hold a meet
ing at Old Orchard, or some other good
place, and raise $101, 900 for the heather
there
Last summer an Innocent girl named
Elsie Kreglo living in the suburbs Of
The capitol Of that heather country
went to drive home the cows In the
woods she was attacked by a mortal
man with black snake who assaulted
her beat her, dragged her 100 yards,
and then cut her throat. Then he |
threw her into a creek to die. Her |
screams brought her mother, who ran
into the creek and held the head Of
the dying girl upon her lap while her
life blood crimsoned the stream.
One month later, in a country place
within the confines of the District of
Columbia, a young lady named Drown
was assaulted in her own home by
mortal man with mulatto skin, who
cut her throat, almost seVering her
head from her body. She was found
three hours later by the agonized
family.
Two weeks later a man named Irwin
went to sleep peacefully in his coun-
try home within a few miles OF the
capital city, and a mortal man with
white skin entered and shot IrWin's
whole head off with a shotgun. r.
wins wife was lying by his side when
the deed was done, and she narrowly
escaped with her life.
Right in the center of the capital
city an elderly man was gong nome
after q day of toll, and in one of the
public parks he was robbed and beaten
to death by two mortal souls with
white skins, and his body left out
under the stars.
These crimes were committed by
mortal men to whom the Gospel should
have been taken. They speak our lam
guage. Missionaries would not need
to spend years of time and thousands
of dollars to learn the language and
customs Of the country in which these
heather live. One dollar expended in
SPREADING the Gospel among the heath
en- of the United States would I'M
dcubtedly prove more effective than
s1OC sent to heather in. foreign coun-
tries.
Within a radius of 100 miles from the
capital building there are more than
100000 people. and the Gospel ought
to be taken to all of them. They
ought also to have food and raiment.
. Last summer on Seventh street, in the
heart Of the capital city, three little
children were found pulling UP grass
from between the bricks and on the
edge of the sidewalk, and eating it
/ greedily. They were starving. OF
/ course, they attracted attention, and
investigation developed that their
faher and mother were sick and starv-
ing in an UNFINISHED room without a
bed to lie upon. And all this while
money was being raised to send to
foreign countries to save the souls of
Cinnamon and Hindoos.
In the capital city Of the country to
which attention is called there are up
wards of 5000 men with black skins,
and more than 1000 men with white
skins, who know no church, know no
Bible, know no preacher or missionary
Nobody sends missionaries to them
and they never hear the story of Cal
vary. They are heather nearer home.
but their souls are apparently regarded
as of smaller value than the souls of
mortal men beyond the seas.
In South Washington and West
washington there are upwards of 90
! 600 people to whom the GOSPEL has
never been preached at ALL In Balti
more, city near the capital Of the
country Of which [ write, there are nm
wards OF 10000 people who never see
e. missionary and never have the Cos
pei brought to them. In Alexandrie
another city near by, there are more
than 1000 who never hear the wonder
full story of love. The command: Goo
ye into all the world" surely contains
no authority for neglecting the United
! States and the heather there
IN that country which is thus ne