The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-02

lard; they have outiived tho king.
doms cf Persia, Egypt, Judes, Baby
!on. Greece and Rome.
During the worlds fair, at Chicago,
1898, there was he'd y religious con-
veution, said TO be the greatest ever
known. composci of the m?st int"li.
gelt, educated Christians Of every
uat;un. Five sacred books were ex-
aminei and acknowledged by these
learned Christians to hare equal
weight for their establishment. Surely
such an acknowledgement should pat
q stop to SO much missionary work,
unless it can be properly received end
given freely as work of love. |
have read the Bible through several
times, and have never seen anything
in it to justify one nation ia forcing
Christianity upon another.
When the Apostles were sent ont
to preach, they were commanded to go
first to their own, the lost sheep of
Israel, and preach the Gospel. 1.-THE
millions cf dollars, that have been
squandered uselessly upon the lowest
sa"sGn hogtrotiers of China, had been
many honest intelligent Indians, who
have been forced upon reservations as
wards Of our governments here On
their own native land, it would have
been true work Of loving Christl>
auity Justly rendered and properly
appreciated. Oar government has
pissed aad is strictly enforcing the
Chinese Exclusion Law. Then what
Justice is there ia forcing its people
into China for the contempt of that
nation? Hasn't the Empress of China
the same right to pass the foreign ex-
clusion law and enforce it, If she Is o
loyal sovereign to her people.
! mentioned these two noted women
because they were generally known
to every body. I might have men-
toned some women here in our OWE
dear United States, who hold positions
of trust and are ever at their post OF
duty While the men, who are elected
to fill the public offices, become worried
so very soon with the public buai
ness that they are generally Oft at
pIeasure resort resting, and spending
most lavishly the peoples hard earned
tax money; while clerk can he trust
ed most of the timo to attend to th'
business of the people, which does no
much concern these highly paid OF
fcers
This forceful writer has brought u
the old Adam and Eve apple case
} The only lesson, [ can see that
teaches, is that Adam obeyed Eve
t and 80 ought men to continue to ODE
, women, az they generally do for ev
7 if not for good.
Surely we, who believe in a rise
Saviour, will not give Paul's argume.
r tho preference? The first messag
: sent by the Saviour, after his resur
y rection. was sent by a woman. "6
and tell my brethen 1 have risen
G Surely women ought to continue
o carry messages for good?
r Even the PLANETARY system is callt
+ upon to enforce the argument again
n woman's suffrage; but human bein
l. are not such stationary objects
y planets; neither does it appear tn
/ any of them except one particul
g class are especially wanted to rema
E. stationary as planets. All the rest
ie humanity are out day and night,
oe they choose to be, enjoying all t
no free 1om of nature, either for evil
il for good just as the fancy takes the
r Who is alarmed that there is a
70 danger of their morals being injurt
Id or their priceless jewel character bel
n. effaced or entirely destroyed? v
I'd mans suffrage will have only one eli
)" to bring out in public, and the i
,ir auence of that class is greatly need