Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-02-23
fKrtss. for As Bsaeom.)
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.


Ignorance or the Chinese.
The Chinese undoubtedly are the
most ignorant and superstitious
race OF people known. Their fear Is
mortal-or bodily-not Of what is 70
come In the hereafter. In short any
common-senss person would deride
any doctrines such a are taught the
Chlnks. II II driven By force into
them. II 4 nos Cor ; coolis or Chink
y say ] win believe this and that,
bus hs has 10 believe what is told
him and wos 90 the one who does
mot. In our own country we all
know we can believe what We choose
and preach the same providing any
one will listen TO IN But In China
10 Ia quite different. The one who
had the nerve 70 preach opposite to
what they ars Taught, is not 10 be
found and II 10 were his would be
hard death. His own class OF peo-
pie would DO the nrst to help bis
downfall.
Now In my opinion the greatest
fault which tends 10 preserve the
ignorance Of the Chinks In this:
Now, China Is what can be called
slave country and We all know how
superstitious the negro was and is.
Well 10 In similar with the coolies.
A mandarin or person Of high autho-
rity 10 given o province TO govern
and he has supreme authority to do
as he pleases. He knows that il the
coolies find out their ignorance that
his power will be q thing OF the past
so he fills them with all kinds OF
yarns and does q few tricks. A
man that can do tricks is looked
upon a. q sort Of Joss and a wooden
image In made OF him and the officials
pretend TO offer worship 10 him.
Undoubtedly this mandarin has
been 70 other countries and has seen
bow far behind times China is; he
also knows 10 would not do for the
slaves to know 10 80 they are forced
TO believe that China is the only
nation. There are several Chinks
know aad we have q few talks and
then have told me many interesting
things. He believes himself that
all the doctrines taught him ars only
myths. He also told me that he be-
lievss that these high officials only
pretend 70 worship losses 70 impress
ID on the minds OF the Coolies. He
has seen the navies and armies Of
other nations and knows China is
mot . circumstance, but he dare not
60 back and preach such q thing.
He knows his head would not last
over ~ hours, SO the poor Chink
will remain ignorant OF the fact he
should know until some foreign ma
tion helps them out. Since the last
war with the Allied Powers the Chi
ness have begun 10 become trouble
some. They saw their loved China
whipped; her armies driven like cat
tie, but IL was only . few who ever
heard Of 10. This fellow told me he
knows some Chinks that believe aad
have bean told that China whipped
the Allied Powers. So how Is the
problem going 10 bs solved unless
by forsignerss
Did you ever see Q map Of China
printed by the Chinksi Well I
have and let mo say 10 leaves q very
small portion Of the sarth's surface
for the rest Of the world. Just
Question some Chink about China
and ] assure you win see how big
oted an opinion be has and what
foolish things he In made beliye.
The fairy tales you and have read
when young are the self same things
the Chinks balieve. The story
sbout Sleeping beauty and others
have been told me by this Chink
and poor fellow he does not know
what 10 believe.
| he Ia In doubt and does not know
u what 10 do. Hs In afraid 20 open
his mouth for fear some Of his com.
rades might overhear him and give
him away. So that In the way with
ell Of them who have been 10 other
| countries. That is the reason the
missionaries ars not wanted in Chins
for they know that they viii show
the coolies In what IN ignorant state
4. they are in. Yet 10 one Chink ID
converted he In afraid to 60 out and
preach 70 bis former friends. There
, is where the whole secret lies. Il
they would only 60 out amongs'
their own people after being con
Evsrtsd it would be easier 70 Chris
tianiss them.
vi a Sunset From Manila.
Nasure has lavished without re
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/, beauty ON che scenery 'oppositl
Manila during . sunset. Such va.
!. ried colors. rich. harmonious and en-
Israncing are seldom 20 be witnessed