The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
"HEATHENs" AT HOME.

Miss Helen F. Clark, a director of the
Evangel Board, who says she has given
three years of hard study to the matter
of religion in New York city, concludes
that s. per cent. of the population of that
city are non-professors of religion. Her
figures are as follows: Professors of
evangelical Christianity, per cent; pro-
fessors of other religions q per cent; out
side of the pale of any religion, Go per cent.
This statement was made before recent
meeting of Methodist preachers in the
city named.
1t would seem from the figures present
ed by Miss Clark. even if they are only
approximately correct-indeed, if they
could be shown to be slightly exaggerated
that it is about time for the evangelical
denominations to lay aside their heresy in
vestigatons, their disputes relative to de-
tails of creeds, and other matters of lesser
Importance, and get together upon some
plan for making better showing for the
advancement of the Kingdom of Right
eousness in our own country during the
next decade
The millions of dollars that are contrib
uted for the purpose of converting" Chi
nese or other alleged heathens, or for pur-
chasing red flannel shirts for the natives
of Central Africa. might better be spent
at home, to the end of bringing the heath
ems at our very doors to the light of civil
lzation and true religion
And New York is not the only city in
which earnest and persistent missionary
work is sadly needed. The want is APP
parent in probably every city of impor-
tauce There are literally hundreds of
thousands of white Americans, living
within the sound of church bells who have
never seen the inside of church and sell
dom heard the name of God except in pro-
family. And there are stil other hundreds
of thousands who have drifted away from
the sanctuary and its influences through
various causes. These civilized heath
ems are worthy of the attention of those
who feel themselves divipely called TO
spread religion and bestow it's benefits
upon all mankind. Powers of persuasion
upon non-church goers should be exerted
and those who attend church occasionally
should be encouraged to attend oftener
More attention should be paid to that
broad fellowship which characterizes true
religion and less TO whether or not some
individuals "doXy" meets with the APP
prevail of human judges, who are as liable
10 error as the person under investigation
A private letter received by the Morning
News from the seat of war in South At
RIGA asserts that the British troops have
shown extreme cruelty to helpless Beers
AT Eiandslaagte," it is stated, THE off
GERS deliberately shot two Boer prisoners
because they did not understand the Eng
fish language ana did not move as told"
The letter also says that 1.-THE lancers
speared many wounded men on the
ground and one received twelve or four
teen lance wounds after being down from
a dunn dunn bullet" The writer continues
that the Beers have thousands of tons
of lyddte and millions of dun dunn bull
let's" but have refused to use either. and
viii not do so unless forced by the Brit
ish 20 employ them The letter. It should
be stalled was written by an ardent Boer
sympathizer who makes out a strong case
against the British.