The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-26

cestors wandered in an almost savage state. living In tents or in even ruder | homes, China was in a high state of ciVliization and reflnement--the peeopIe iiVed In houses, wore fine clothes and enjoyed many literary advantages. He said that China. is so large in territory and so varied .n climate and agricultural resources that the neo- pIe or the Empire could be amply sup ported by the products of their own soll and they do not need commerce with the outside world, and see no necessity of opening their doors to the world just for the good of the world Yet the western world as a unit, say that the doors of China shall not be closed
 And pr. Painter said, China yields nothing to reason, but everythfnr power So commerce has been forced on her and every post that has been opened Is an eye-sore and an offense to China"
 He further told of many methods used by the aggressive and progress sive westerner in that country that would never be tolerated in this coun- try; of the things that are thought absolutely indispensable and necessary to the civiiigation of that country; that the people do not want but are being compelled to endure. They look upon railroads, telegraph and other improve ments as being injurious to their peo- pie and their country and to them their reasoning Is very real; their supersti- tions are hard to overcome. MT. Painter spoke in denunciation of England fin its dealing with China on the opium questlon--saying that the revenue derived by England from the sale of opium in China was almost the support Of England and China's ruin. Of the nOlificaI Sifnafion In Cbfv Mir. Painter spoke at length. He said that some such legislation as the Chinese Exclusion Act' was absolute ly necessary but should have been ap- piled to all nations, for 1t Is inconsis- tent and unjust
 As country said MT. Painter. We demand open doors for everything and every body, of China and then on the face of it we shuL our doors and say you cannot come here"
 He said that the present great un- rest throughout China is largely due to the fact that the self-respect of China has been aroused and the climax was reached when the land grabbing began in that country. All the civil ized world knows, he said. that Ger many was ready and waiting an op- pOrtunity to attack China and on the trst provocation, walked in and made its demands. Then Russia followed and demanded Port Arthur, and in like manner England. France and Italy have made their demands. thus making great inroads into the country until China now asks: ITO whom does this country belong?"
 China never felt the need Of a standing army until in these late years" said Mir. Painter Napoleon once said of her, There sleeps q gl5rt don't awaken her The world did not heed him: the West has awakened her and during the land grabbing of 1897 and 1898. China passed through the throes of the birth of national sen- timent."
 Mir. Painter said the time has now come when only Christianization of that country can solve the problem: that the time is now ripe for the work to be done, and that there is chance now to carry the Christian religion 10 that people and thus bring them some thing that will make up for all they have lost
 His was a most eloquent plea for the prompt meeting and disposition of this responsibility that is resting upon this nation.
 Now is the time-let not this op. portunity be passed he said.
 MT. Painter spoke again on this sub ject to the Christian Endeavor Socie- ties of the two Montgomery Fresbyte- rian Churches at : o'clock last even ing in the lecture room of the First Presbyterian Church.
 Both addresses aroused peculiar in terest in the congregations and were full of interest from start to finish.