Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-10
VOICE
FROM
HFRICH

Cape Mount. Liberia, May S, 'O9
Ny Dear DR.. Jordan:
am worrying a little this A. NJ,
as l have one boy with a cut arm,
another sick and myself a little sick,
| with no medicine here even If / had
the money TO buy it.
This place is not only hard for
Christianity. but for the ordinary
supplies of daily life. The mer-
chants import only the articles that
I suit the native trade, as a rule. To
find such needs as buttons, needles,
pins, cotton, states, pencils. copy
books, charts and garden seeds, etc.
is out of the question. There is no
money here. The government can
not pay her officers, and hence. no
money is current. The policy of
these foreign merchants is TO get all
that they can for as near nothing as
possible
There is SO much Of that bad gin
imported upon these poor blind peo-
pie, with the consent of the govern
ment, yea with the pleasure of the
government. because OF the heavy
duty, that God cannot see His way
and chance TO bless Liberia. These
foreign merchants. combine with the
politicians. and Legislators have, by
these wholesale influxes of rum and
gin driven all the home merchants.
who are Christians. out OF trade.
The poor weak heather go wild after
the rum and gin.
They pass home merchant wlSo
Offers him, "A dollar for his trade ana
, taxes hfty cents where he can get thu,
rum or gin. When God in His word
promised woe TO the man who gives
his brother the bottle. He meant
nations as we'll; as they are not only
composed of men. but are under the
same moral laws. ! am asking God
in my prayers II the great temper
ance wave. now passing over the
world is 10 leave poor Liberia buried
la ship loads of the vilest alcohol
the world ever knew.
It is a hard and continued fight
here with rum, Mohammedanism
Sabbath-breaking and superstitious
idolatry. These have a firm hold up-
on these old people and the united
sentiment OF the church and mission
forces here is. that we must secure
the children of the Bush people and
train them up In the way they should
go. The evolution may be slow, but
this is what God told us to do. In
the heather land, we should no more
depend wholly upon the preaching
OF the Gospel TO the old Ephraims
for good results. than we do in Chris
tendon. Our schools for heather
boys in our mission stations cores
pond TO the Sunday Schools in
Christian churches.
will not speak of how much more
we need them. II you could have
only heard your boys this morning
singing, We Praise Thee o God. for
the Gift of Thy Love" Eve are Lit
tie Travellers" ''What a Friend We
Have in Jesus" Dare TO be a Dan
ial," you would have said. "Ameri-
can boys can do no better" But II
required hard work, as two-thirds of
them never saw a civilized person
until they saw me.
/ never miss my preaching appoint
ments except for sickness; but II nv
teacher is sick or absent. ] will re-
main to look after and teach nv
dear little boys. They answer to
good training. They are as much
worth saving as our own sons. This
training work Is sweet TO me. All
know the Lords Prayer and in using
II so much sweetness and new lights
nave come to me. You said in our
Mission Herald that He prays not
who mentions not the Kingdom OF
God. How true; for the kingdoms
OF this world are not only NOT Ours
but are diametrically opposed TO the
Kingdom Of Grace.
Tell the dear brethren and sisters
TO not tire in clothing, feeding, teach
ing and in short, civilizing these poor
little benighted boys, who are so
willing TO learn, once you get them
started. You must remember that
they have never heard OF Jesus nm
I'll you sent them the message
through your missions here. Their
fathers and mothers have not as yet
heard OF your loving Saviour.
D. how inspiring IL is to hear them
saying the Lords Prayer every morn
ing IN concert before leaving their
Hall' One of them leads in the
prayer and another leads In the song
When the bell rings for them TO
get up to say their prayer. 1 get
up and bow in my room-our pray
ers going up together. Angels have
no better employment than you have
kindly given to me. But you win
get the reward; for, How can they
preach except they be sent?"
Now, God bless you, all Your A.