The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-03

In the same crisis. "Stop those 'jaGs
nese and Cinnamon and Hindoos co..
ing into Vancouver cry the britis.2
colonists. "Stop those Japanese aus
Cinnamon coming into the Golden
Cater cry Washington and Oregon
and California. Why, why, why. stop
them? oh" answers the Caucasian
race, they will oyerrun us like rats
They will crowd our laborers to tie
wall. This is white mans country.
to be inha bited only by white men
But IS this white mans country 10
be saved only for white men: " hat
do YOU think Jesus Christ would say
if he were asked about this immigration
problem? Do you believe he would
say: "Send your merchantmen and sol
diers to foreign lands, England and
Germany and France and America
Fight among yourselves for the As!atic
trade, but keep all the yellow skinned
and the black skinned Asiatics out OF
your own lands?"
Come, let me put this question In an
| other way You are ready to grant
| that the best civiliZing evangellsts the
world has ever seen are the men who
| have given themselves up as foreign
| missionaries l defy you to find one
| great missionary in the whole world
who does not strongly advocate the
idea that the more foreigners you can
get to immigrate into Christian lanfs
the sooner the world will be converted
| to Christ "Open your schools to them,
Open your colleges to them. Open your
churches to them, and Christ Will soon
reign supreme over the whole world.
saws the Presbyterian missionary board
in New York and the Congregational
missionary board in Boston and the
Methodist missionary board in Phlia-
delphia. Now, my brother, I want to
ask YOU. if all the great missionary
leaders are advocating the conversion
of foreign lands by bringing the Chi
nese and the japanese and the Hindoos
to our own land. dare we, can we.
fight this immigration problem simply
upon the dollar question and not upon
the broad ground Of Christian brother
hood as manifested by Christs cross:
The Liquor Evil.
Or take another view of this quca-
ton of Christian citizenship. Here is
the liquor problem. which confronts US
on every hand There is not judge
in the criminal courts Of the United
States who will not declare that over
80 per cent of all the criminals brought
into the courts are brought. there di
rectly or indirectly through the effect
of drink. A majority of the forgeres
the murders, the crimes. of this land
can be traced directly or indirectly Il
the poison of the intoxicating cup
Are you trying to fight this evil as :;
Christian citizen? Are you drinking
your wine and beer when you are on
in social gatherings, as so many arc
accustomed to do? When the mef
who have the political slogan 'Fret
America-free from the shackles of in
temperance!" enter the political arena
do YOU vote for them and work TO-
them? | am stating a self eviden
truth when declare that the member:
of the American churches can solve
the problem if they will all work to
gether for the freedom of our beloVei
land from the domination of the 50
loon.
But again | ask, How are You differ
ent from the man of the world in you
domestic relations? l am not assert
ing for one instant that your home l
not outwardly a Christian home.
believe you have quite number
Bibles in your house. Sometimes yo
, have family prayers. But the question
ask is this: How are you bringing u
, your children? You are getting tc
gether every dollar you can to spel
, | in their education You are so anXiou
r about them that some of you are eFe
educating your children's feet as we
p as their heads. Each week yoH sen
. them to dancing school. so that the
p can do everything society people al
$ expected to do.
S How About the Mir:;ct"y?
= Let US turn and study your boy. /!
r is a fine fellow. strong, we'll built an
q brainy. He has always stood up we
y In his classes Then he has wonleI
|, full power of speech He is Il Eoi'
l. orator. Thea in addition to al Ties
l. characteristics he has inherited yo1
mothers deep religious nature. Io
never heard him tell Il falsehool. 70
It never knew him to do Il contelnpt.bl
t, thing He is always kind. gentle ~
It manly You know it would only ta',.A
IS little urging on your part to land HI:
Is in the ministry. Would you like him
II be a minister? Would you have him 6
d out as home missionary in the I'm
t, Der camps of the west? Would %
E. want him to work night and day !:
u your father did. who was q mniste
S. and then be criticised and found fau
e with and live all his life on a sal;g
ii that a good mechanic would despise
s. No. Why not? You profess the rel
Id gious life is the happiest. Why do ye
I'd not want your boy to take it up? Som
fe how your profession of Christ al