The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-16

people than were our ancestors in
Britain before their conversion to
Christianity through the preaching Of
Augustin and the graceful influence OF
Queen Bertha. the wife of Ethelbert.
They have won their way by venerable
age to everything which Occidental ma.
tons can do for them. Confucianism,
with its negative virtues, and Bud
dhism. with its intangible mysteries.
have been tried and found wanting.
May China not be nation which Is
TO be born in day. There Is ira
ditlOn that the Apostle Thomas carried
the Gospel first to China. AS early as
l2SS Pope Nicholas sent missionaries
to China. There is God in Heaven
who has not forgotten the Chinaman.
What shall | say Of Japan, the land
OF little people and of great deeds, OF
culture and courtesy. with n population
Of 4J.O00,0OO living among 1000 Islands
whose area is 10000 square miles
about three times the size of the State
Of New York? phenomenal nation
Only thirty years ago it was crime
10 accept Christianity IN Japan. In
1860 an English sailing ship Just re.
turning from the Orient reached the
Thames. on board were two Japanese
youths, who had worked their way
before the mast. Disconsolate and
alone, they went 10 bed supper,ess that
first night because all the crew had
gone ashore A few months ago one
Of those Japanese boys again returned
to Great Britain This time he was
welcomed by the Lord Mayor and 4
distinguished company of such men
as the Duke of Argyll and Lord Rose
berry He came as the gueat Of the
city of London. and was layishly en-.
terlained at the Mansion House. lie
was Marquis Ito. who has been four
times the Prime Minister of Japan.
This is q romantic epitome of the ma
ton Of Japan. Many Of It's statesmen
are Christi Admiral Togo has Il
Christian wife. and is himself not Il
pagan. In the recent war the bravest
generals were Christian men. Japan
was pagan yesterday, 1t is agnoStic to-.
day. tomorrow it will be Christian.
Doubtless among the kingdoms of
this world which the ecStatiC John saw
becoming the Kingdoms of our Lord
/ and of His Christ was the great en-
| pire of Russia The Russians are a
I mighty. mysterious. paradOXical, pTOvi-
/ Dental people. Their ancestors are
found among the ancient ScythianS in
Southern Europe five centuries before
/ Christ. w3rshiping a sword fixed in the
ground as an image of the god OF war.
{ Under the reign of Vladimer, 1000 y.
/ d.. the Russians became Christians,
| getting their religion not from Rome,
| but from Constautiuople; hence they
/ are Greek Christians
/ The Russian has clear religious con
/ victionS uud is devoted to the rites OF
] his church. Senator BeveridCc says
THE religious side of a Russian is all
I sides OF him" His faith Is serene
and steady; the holy icons are reyer-
emily protected, and the devotion of the
soldier is marked. Like Cromwelrs
army they often rush into battle with
/ sacred songs on their lips.
Russia is in process OF evolution.
| She is not "a bear that walks like a
man." rs Kipling said. but she is a
man who has been acting like bear
But 1t will be remembered that another
nation in its developing history be-
haved so much like a quadruped that il
will probably always be referred to as
johnny Bull" Russia's medievalisT
is being rebuked. and her virility, aud
integrity. and faith, and enterprisc
| will Yet bring her forth into a full
orbed Christian nation.
BY their men ye shall know them
If there have been cruel and heartleS.
rulers, there have also been epoch
making leaders. A nation must have
permanent qualities of greatness which
can claim among its master minds sucl
men as Prince Kuropatkin, De Witte
Nerestchagin and Leo TOlstoy
The Anglo-SaX0n and the Slav are Il
be the two great regenerating influ
/ ences Of Asla-the former moving
westward, the latter moving eastward
The future Of the world must reckon
with the Russian. Other races have
had their chance and failed. The two
great peoples who could emaucipat,
their own slaves are destined TO teacl
the liberty Of Christ to the nations a
the ends of the earth 1t is true Of tn,
Russian as it is true of the Anglo
Saxon that he not only conquers, bu
he assimilates.
At the end of the first century there
were in the world 100000 Christians
at the end Of the tenth century 10000,
600; at the end Of the fifteenth century
lOO,OO0.OOO; at the end of the eighteent!
century 200OO0,OO0 and at the end o
the nlnteenth century 500, 100000 Chris
tians. In 1000 the inhabited surfac,
of the earth was 43,79S,GO squar,
miles, OF which only 34S0,OO0 wa
Christian. I'm 1906 the inhabited sur
face of the globe is 534Ol 400 squar
miles, of which 44.Gl9,1O0 Is Christian
and only SIS, 300 Christian. Truly
"the Kingdoms Of this world are be
coming the Kingdoms Of our Lord aat
His Christi