The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-02-16

native Chinese. unless goodness and
generosity We're virtues offensive to the
Chinese nature. The annals of the
Propagation of the Faith is book
open to all; and for many years those
annals have been one unbroken talk
OF holiness and sublime self-sacriticc
The Catholic missionaries in China are
Chinese by adoption of everything Chi
nese but their paganism. They dress
as do the Chinese. They copy the
habit and manner of the Chinese. They
take part in the social movements of
the Chinese. They live and expect to
die and be buried in China. In other
words they become good citizens of
the Celestial empire. obey its laws and
labor and pray for its prosperity.
When the young priest leaves the halls
Of his seminary in Paris or Lyons for
the Chinese mission he takes VOW to
devote himself in life and death to the
cause of Chinese civilization. He is Il
messenger of peace as we'll as her
aid of truth. His first endeavor on
landing in China is to make known to
the people that he loves them and is
willing to give his life for them. He
is from the West and is the product
of another civilization; but he is still
their brother, and brings to them the
heart and sympathy of Il brother
They may not like his teaching; they
may not welcome his presence; but
they will have no reason to complain
of his conduct as Il citizen.
1t is very different with the Protest
ant missionary. He is hired by Il soci-
ETY. of men in the West to go to China
and labor under their direction for six
or more years at a fixed salary. Love
of adventure, a desire to make a living
and the hope of worldly gain all enter
into his purpose in going to China.
He arrives there and joins score or
more of men and women under pay,
like himself, and begins his missionary
career with sensational debut. He
starts out with writing for the papers.
The missionary field is fruitful of all
manner of eXaggerations. The young
missionary begins padding" the day
he arrives. There are hundreds of
millions of heathens to be converted
and they We're all waiting for his COM
ing to enter the gospel fold. Great
hopes at home are built on the young
man and his name is mentioned in
official correspondence. After IL couple
of years his young artlor cools and he
finds that his presence in China has
produced as little effect on the social
and religious life of the nation as
would the birth of housely. He
grows morbid and discontinued. He
blamcS the people for their want of
appreciation and condemns the Catho-
lie missionary for his Stolid, bulldog
tcnacity in waiting for his opportunity
and in outstanding his advantage. He
in the missionary field and he turns
his attention to making money. lie
knows not the language of the people
and is forced to live in the scaport
towns and mlnglc With people of his
own race. His converts are generally
tho hangers-on of the camp and the
foreign colony. He is now Il full
tledged rcvolutionst. He wants to
smash things" He wants cannon
and soldiers to rip up tire old land
and bring the noise and movement of
the west to the shores of the GangeS.
If there are diSairected elements in
the empire he gives his aid and ell
enlargement to them. The missionary
headquarters become the nucleus OF
inSurrcrtion. 1t was so in the Sand
witch Islands. 1t was SO in Turkey.
1t is so in China. If the Boxers did
not begin with antagoniZing everything
foreign. Ire would now be fighting with
them as he has fought with the Ar
menan insurgents, the conspirators
against the legitimate Appian throne
and the native Sandwich dynasty. He
came Il missionary: he has in Il few
years developed into Il perfect all-rolnd
nuisance.