The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-12-29
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A. few lays ago two Christian young
ladies' from q rescue home for fallen Wo-
mem came to Anderson and solicited
funds for their noble work. They sold
net for them. They explained the de-
mandsfor more money with which to per-
petnate the work that is now only in its
About the same time, from the pulpits
here want up a mighty appeal for fnan-
cial assistance to the missionaries who
are devotiag their lives to the teaching OF
the Gospel truths to the ~benighted heath
ems. A graphic picture YVES drawn OF the
suffering and the darkness OF the ones
who know not God. An impressive argu-
ment was made in their behalf.
Which is the more worthy cause? We
have no intention Of disparaging the for
.eign mission work. We want the Gospel
of the meek and lowly Nazarene to pene-
trat8 to the furthermost parts OF the earth
and We honor the men and M who
are forsaking everything. to preach to
these who know not the light.
But in all fairness, we submit that there
Is q work here to do, and when the person
can afford to give to but one cause, that
cause should be the one nearest home.
There Is no nobler work than the one being
done by these Christian men and women
who are upbuilding the fallen girls. For
onee a woman has deyiated from the
straight and narrow path, there are
always hundreds ready to push her but
the further downward. Please. DO no
mistake our meaning in this.-Anderson
Intellinger.
Work in behalf OF fallen women may
possibly have some good In it, but, in our
opinion the most cruel and the most u
considerable waste which Is now imposed
upon the American people is that which
( comes under the head Of Foreign Mis-
sions.
Asa rule, plea Is made in behalf Of the
heather, but the real purpose in raising
money, is to give some lucky person 8
nice tat Job at q work from which no sane
man has yst discovered a reasonable re-
turn.
This delusion known as foreign missions,
has been palmed of on innocent and con
fding people for q hundred years, and
always in the name Of the Lord. UI
to this time mo missionary, as far as we
- are informed. has yet been dishonest
enough toclaim that he had accomplished
ends that warranted the expenditure. TX
y collect money In, the name Of the LORD
which money is. to be actually given tc
iavorite men out Of a job can ,be nothing
less than ar~eprehensible.
As to which Is more worthy, the effort
in behalf OF fallen women, or the everlas-
ting appeal for foreign missions, there
can be no doubt as to which. is best, OF
which is worst. In the . hope Of doing
good to an unfortunate sister, people may
give money, but, If the truth about foreign
missions was known the unbiased person
could be induced to contribute to this
cause
Efforts In behalf Of fallen sisters come
from the noblest and the purest impulses
OF the best women on earth but the &C
co%mplishment OF the desired result will
never come by establishing a nome fol
them where they may be separated from
the rest OF the community and where
their condition is thus admitted, OF
advertised.
Such women should receive attention
before they have gone too far. They
should not be assembled together, but aid
should be furnished to enable them to &c
to distant parts to live in a pure atmos'
phere where they may DO protected against
the pursuit Of villains as we'll as from the
attack of black hearted people OF the fe'
male persuasion.
After having been restored TO ASSOCIATION