Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-03
THE CHURCH AND CHINAlMAN.

Twas safron-hued Chinee
Hit bis pipe and slipped his tea,
Exc 10 was a Missionary
Suays and sauctlm0niOus, very;
Glanced to meet one pleasant day.
out IN China, far away.
John" the Christian thus began,
You're a most benighted man,
And K you can spare a few
Minutes | would plead with YOU"
For an hour. or maybe two,
Spoke ,hat Missionary. Do
You desire I should repeat
All the details Of the sweet,
Kindly solemn discourse he
shogered upon that mild Chlnee3
No. suffice {, that he spread
Christian talk upon the head
OF the Heather, til he had
Proved 10 him his life was bad,
That his Joss was good for naught,
That from all which he'd been taught
He should (trom that instanO turn,
Danish l0athe. forget, unleaTn.
On this adept al the trick
Lad Il on, and laid Il thickl
He convinced the Chink, IN short,
That The only proper sort
vi religion on which 10 count
Issued from a single fount,
Elo~ing-not In bad Pekin,
NO The tount located In
ms iair country. far away
4hi' Is, Boston, U. s. A.
Then that erstwhile Heather boy
sLlsd smile OF cody Joy.
ua said he, and wiped his eye,
Mclean man, he make me ely.
que poor heather Chinee man.
lou no lealiy mean l can
y ne to Heaven, blight and blue.
~, men die along OF you?
ray Ihs halp In heavenly BAN,
ALE same Ike Mclean man?
wear wear your halo, blight and pure?"
r''lls' said the Missionary, Sure!
SGllL you are one Of US! Henceforth!
E . is Christian; south or north,
rss' or west. Whenever he came.
t,-'.sIin a Christian, fact and name.
Hnl ]! Heaven will take in me.
syhh. louA be welcome. also. Seer"
yyu,e again the heather child
Lail.'ed up his face and smiled.
ON SAID he, Il guess / 20
~ oy China, for l know
: ye welcomed in that gland,
ii'tty'y place YOU call your landl
W. CHRISTIAN, SO can.
@1ue same Ike Mclean man.
40 10 that United state.
f1't4 ENJOY us mercies gleat.
sgyee Chhsuan, and I'm boun
''''s0'aWay for Boston town."
Ti that white mans face 10 view
,rSy'1 nave been a treat 10 you!
1,.sa cried he. "Benighted child.
~. your iancles not run wild.
~ NY Imagine that you may
"s country Journey Say.
T,r ,I md a stack OF gates
n 20 The United States
" '.l Ulel 90 pass the shore
w.. ivy yellow friend. give DER
81. 'ltas, From dreams pray sweryo
.'e1 youth, you've got a nerye!"
Wwglleslly you should have seen
or ,,. o. mango o.erspread the mlen
"u''ii'.S, FeNtl and puzzled Chink.
Chi. '''Nll'ls let me think.
~ -'. . man all light can 20
", lI Heaven. You tell mo so.
F"' nov god an samee. then
M. Ne ana OF Mclean men?
a.. Itiler ten me that"
Wu -.e That Missionary SAT
Th.-i ana turned away his eve
p lansing ,.ng Of a good reply. w.
NJ. '. n. hest that came 10 hand
-'' 'h, you can't understand"
"a T.4.H'y rose the heather kid.
w De rolled bis sleeves ana dld
me. Was very wrong. no doubt
! iiH g" mat Missionary
III stone on stick OF wood
ss,,.N h.m hard, and Far. and eoodi
'0t '-' with an accent bland
'' "'' me no understandl'
yyoor misguided Heather ons,
pi,t, lo.. pay for what you've done
w., '' .,.ls men are az your door
- , .l-s' answer with your gore
yor , ,3., deed % dreadful force
W. W. can reason why Of course
~ ~ must yield 20 their demand
'''hen You don't understands
Paul West IN Tls.