The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-01
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WAGE FARMERS wHACKs. NO. 1s.
Editor Providence News:
Many prominent divines OF all denomt-
nations are confidently predicting a re-
markable and widespread revival and AT
no distant period. God grant that n
mighty revival OF righteousness. that
shall make people love one another mora
and more may sweep over all the civilized
world and make serious inroads into cess
pool CHINA, savage Tartary persecuting
Turkey. and the religion OF division and
hate-Brahmanfsm. Let us have a great
religious awakening that shall do far
more towards breaking down the mid
die walls or partition between Christian
sects and hasten the period when IL may
be truthfully said. The rich and the poor
meet together, and the Lord is the Maker
OF them ALL
WHY RUSSIA I4AGS BEHIND.
When the present great powers Of Eu-
rope were enjoying many OF the beneficial
results Of the religion OF our Divine Mas
ter from about 1895 TO 14S. n period OF
300 years Russia was under the horrible
sway OF the Mongols OF Asia. who had
conquered the country and for two CEN
turtles forced the people TO worship their
heathen idols while Christianity was be-
ing rooted out with fire and sword And
so Russia still lags behind as the result
OF this terrible invasion of heather
idolaters. The great wonder is. not that
Russia is behind some other Christian
nations, but that she is as civilized as
she is
REASON FOR JAPAN's WONDERFUL |
PROGRESS.
The marvellous upltft OF Japan is very |
largely the natural result OF taking kindly |
TO the Christian religion In fact the ma !
ton is honeycombed with the ideas and |
ethical teachings of the Christian nations /
OF the world. Nevertheless much OF the 1
prcgressiveness OF the japanese should be |
credited 10 the solid foundation laid by
Buddhist missionaries who. taking their
very lives In their hands. went up and
down the nation preaching love 60 man
ana beast. There Is no missionary spirit
In Brahmanism except through coer-
cion by fire and sword. and just as the
Christians were driven from IN and
around the Holy Land aye, even so was
Buddhism driven from the land OF good,
old. loving Buddha. Like the Christians
the Buddhsts worshipped In caves and
dens OF the earth. prosecuted 10 the death,
and her non-resistant followers finally
He'd 10 the surrounding lands. preaching
the doctrine OF love 10 man and beast,
with the weapons OF love battling with
cruel Brahmanism and her doctrine OF
Brahman could not go. And II japan is
not badly beaten IN the present struggle,
she Will soon stand In advance or niauy
OF the Christian nations. can conceive
on nothing superior In any nation 20 the
Christian religion OF faith in Jesus and
the resurrection added 90 the religion
OF love for man and beast the conbina-
ton OF which doctrine reduced 10 prac-
tice would prove the grandest boon 10 ,
the wage earners 81 any nation
WHY CHINA MAKES NO PROGRESS.
There are two things which present and .
have hindered the spirit OF progressive
ness In China First OF all Confucius
went up and down the Chinese empire .
preaching against progress, claiming that ,
the people were doing wrong and endan-
sering the welfare OF the nation by their ,
hospitality TO new ideas and so-calied re-
forms
The people he declared. should return
to the worshiping Of their ancestors nnd
The old philosophy OF ancient times And
backed by the government the whole ma
ton began TO turn back the wheels OF !
progress and settle itself into the old ruts.
which were soon worn deeper than eve,
before. This. however. might possit,ly
have been made largely nugntory IN a 4
few centuries and especially when the =
buddhist missionaries invaded China ana Z
n large number, about the time of :
-hrists advent. which occurred nearly a
~ years after Confucius. say this nsh, Z
lave been overcome and cesspool Con
been relegated to oblivion. hut.