New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-11

the small bodies OF little children. They had
far as it was possible for them TO go, and little
on that great veldt of Africa Methinks those
bones cry 10 HeaV cave that God will send some one.
W. World ii."'''' ' neal 'n'' open sore OF the
HORRORS OF THE SLAVE TRADE
Stanley Arnot says that there was d woman in
his district. the beauty of the village Her hus-
| band. working away in the field. came back at
Queen. and, with their little child, taken OF by
all that he had and bought back his wife and TAX
ing the little one by the hand. attempted to lead
her with the mother, when that wretched old trader
Take your hand off the child you have never
The father said: You never sell children here or
IF you want that child you must buy it," said
the trader and the poor fellow standing there said
your price on the child and viii pay You when
you come again but have nothing left"
taking the little one by the legs dashed its head
know what you men feel here tonight but 7 de-
clare that if any man did that to child Of mine
do. And yet you wonder that the poor native of
africa TeSents the brutal tEeatment Which every
And punish them for their occasional raids by
sending gunboats up their rivers to give our naval
officers little exercise so as not to get the fever
on the coast, burning down their homesteadS; de
stroyns their plantations and the Church OF Christ
spending her dme-O Church of the Crucihed.
think of ti-spending her time simply in giving
small contributions t3r missions anu occaslonaiy
a little enthusiasm when some great speaker stirs
/ want to tell you something Of my own
perience because people tax about the Injuries OF
you young fellows feel here tonight, that could
suffer anything for Jesus Christ, Do not be led
away by your enthusiasm. You will great
deal more than feryor. you will want a great deal
more than this craving to enter into mission work.
JUNCTION as well as gumpuqn ana sumption as well ell
fbat Won can Get chance to look at Go down if
you have the chance, to the docks; learn shoemak
go neved 10 show how much God can get out
Of man vel be NOrthtied. but aDart
from Mortified it is in Central Africa. where you
I remember living in my hut many time, with
burning fever. with no one but small native lad 70
do what he was told while I was sensible enough
to tell him, to watch me through delirium and to
heP S 6o 9afA Tan hundred r miles two Of them
walked by the side of my hammock when l was
little feet iacerated searching for water in that
land Some speaker during the week sPq 3 a9oIt
continent that burning thirst. And these two lads.
aay GIy in ebenv DON'T let amy one SPEAK to
me against the black boy. There is a white heart
and big soul and tenderness as tender as a Sis
ter, and from these lads I have come to plead ,,,
90 back from this convention hearing a great deal
| as usual. against missions. May suggest one or
Do not listen to every silly criticism that every
/ silly creature may think himself silly enough 20
| fnelv speak of those fanatics am not sure, but
so IinH 1f these critics that we have not some OF
| those men at home to compete with US l supposg
Wall Street is the great centre OF this country, l
you that maRy OF them would t5s
the most prominent posl4ohs mere 70 T1T
! OF missions Don't think that am trying 10 stihe
criticism Anything not God-blessed. let US cr1u-
! else il to death. but anything that God has put
His hand on will live through all the fres or scorn
| and come out triumphant with the glory OF COO
| unNn its brow Methods are not missions. We all
know that methods are not everlasting. but mission
work will everlasting until there IS no more heeu
| to saw to any man: Know the Lord
! May i suggest, next. that you read little mis-
| siouarv literature from the field? Read the books
! published by the who know the work ana VINO
! believe in IT, and spread the influence 10 members
I IN your church who DO not care much a6out read
/ ing except light literature. And then make a niue
sacrifice for missions. II is astonishing now oeep