New-York tribune., 1909-12-14


seemed 70 us - pass The sounds OF what
we thought 10 be civilization. We began
our wsr expecting 20 nnish n shortly, ana
there kfIu but our hcrizon has widened
much beyond these gems Of the Pacihe
which ~e have been obli-ed 10 assume with
reference &c the entire world. We are o
great pcwei In the world and Nc may -.
fulress. cresr power for the spread et
Christian civilization. and we must be so n
we would Justify our success and vindicsle
God has given u in this fair. brad land
ef building up wealth and comfort ana
luxury and educafion and making our
selves what We Ike 20 think We are. tie
foremost people Of the world.
OWE Duty TO TEE WORLD
There are ttoss who would read the last
words Of Washington IA fIis farewell mes
sage as an indication thai ought 70
keep within the scar, and rot look hFyone,
hut he was addressing thirteen states thar
had much 20 90 before they could make
themselves a sreat nation and thai might
Vel AVOID entanEling alliances ana any
foreign Interference or any foreign trouble
while they were making themselves ma
ton, but nov We are nstion VIII ge-
mendous power and tremendous wealin:
ana unless We use that for the benefit OF
our international nelshbers-and they are
smaIl-Uniess we use thar power and thai
wealth w'e are failing 70 discharge the ou-
ties that We ought 10 feel AZ members q
The international community.
This word u very small. II n cnlE
seven thousand miles. or ten thousand
rieo hack as ] lock into the face OF ms
prothers Dr Milton Stun, 10 many plat
form that ne ant sat upon IN the Fhi,II,-
pine Islands, and talked about the possibil-
ties of what We might 90 IN the develop
ing 0f tnuse islands. ano bringing those
people 90 realization of what good gov
ernment was ] thought your Church
ought 10 have established q hishoprlc out
m the Philippines lAPplauEel- Ano We
RAG esndloate out there ] hase not
when EDu see II
Bur il Is true thst When you have lived
IN The PHILIPPINES. Ten thousand miles away
from bere. znc meet people coming and 20
ms on he streets q Washington that you
met IN Mndanso, or in Luzon. or IN
u was only vesterdsy. the world does not
seem very VIDE around. and SO can
understand. though do not quite have
dark Is not 20 Tar sEzg from everything
that one would wish 70 bs n. Your
interest Is excited: and yDur knowledgee
continent. and NJ ths possibilities n de-
VelopinE them into a Christian people.
who shall learn after tine AL the arts
of peace. learn 20 govern themseivsS
] confess n ] were q missionary ! had
China that hss q historv Of tive three.
four or tre thousand years. than 70 81
INTO Afr1ce, that has no history az al sx-
1 cannot read the account of the missions
that -Hour Church fE carrying on IN that
continent without knowing that there is
% ~ usef'il cftizers and useful members
OF the community Of the world
NoV. as ] understand il. the Methodist
AM rear, Al Algiers. in Portuguese
East Africa and III Rhodesla. ana
ihat there are missions, stream o. thefn,
IN which the practical, sensible methods
OF mOoern missionaries have been adopted.
snc accompanying instruction IN the Chris
tian religion and the leading on 10 Chris
tiRo civilization Of lessons In agriculture.
IN fhe simple mechanical arts. IN primary
education. and IN leading them on 70 fee
lhat debt OF gfaut,uee which reaches aches d
istraLicns Of the physician when the dear
ones of these naive savages seem about
10 be taken away.
The mission r. a nucleus ana a pyramid
OF the civilization thai Is expected 10 widen
out m that nelghborhooc- have heard
missions criticised. I have heard men say
that they would not contribute 10 foreign
missions 81 all, That we have wicked people
enough n home. and We might Just as well
leave 1he foreign natives and EsVages 70
pursue their 0vr happy lives IN the forests
and look after our own who need q great
deal OF ministrati0n. 7 have come 10 Tt
gsrd that as narrow minded. a. 3 NAH
who does not Ike music who does not un-
ocrSfaud the things that God has provided
Tor the elevation Of the human race The
missionaries IN China, the missionaries IN
Africa, are the forerumners Of our civilizs-
ton and without them We shOuld have no
hope - eourftnE ne 1--we ana rhe anfftifa-
tion and the respect 81 the millions of
people that W. hope ~ bring under the in
huenocs q Christian civilization.
ADVENTURES TNFLrENCE BAD.
Those who 60 for mercantile purposes
into these distant lands. an sorry - SLY.
are quicker 20 catch Ihe wage tendencies
Than the savages are To catch from them
fhe eesI OF our Ghrlsttan civilization. END
the good that is 20 come 10 then from en-
tracing EhrIstlsuity and accepting the
civilization thst We effer them 10 that
thst 60 far into the interior 70 BUY things
from them a1 pflce much too low ana
should never succeed a. Al. speak thai
with aD the sense OF moderaticn That
know ought 70 have n deaifrIS with coun-
trleE - -ar -rUrn mere ana " SAYING things
anything mat promotes wing ana rhe
sbLse q imagination. 4 is ths rnpunity
something thai happened TWENTY-FIVE hun
cred miles avaT. ~ country that ynu
ssnnoL reach, snn rom UIlcn when l2l 40 hei
Eraterle11 I1zf rnlssiouarles nave an ezEH-
time, which has been made hv . good
many fraveilers-l renernber a very lead
inE correspondent Or one n the newspapers
wrote q book, IN which ne sought 70 Illus
-ra1e anc prove ff. ] an very glad 10 ssv
he has taker = back now-buf he described
the great houses that The missiCnar1es lived
IN me number - FHrvsnfE that They had
they led. which, he said was much more
cor1fortshle rtzn that which thev would
have kac a. horns.
But he cid not 20 into the lives that
thev resllw ed; ne did not see rhs work
rhsf rleT had 10 perform. he did not en-
counter nr cld not know tnHt terrible dram
upon rhe vitality nf beng 80 man wears
away frn-n home ana from the people ZOE
love and from The communities you love
and eurroun1inZE you owe and - he had
beer taking about African missions. Re
would no have beer sols 70 aescribe very
4 man who goes into Africa as : mission
ar GoeE into place where he must b.
content 70 put W r-iff al SORTS n sacri-
rines and a very possible death from she
malignant fsvsrs that ne IL constantly eN-
posed 10 unless he goes clear into the in
terror. on 70 the Is hlelsndE
] admire rh@ missionaries that 70 20
India and China and the Philippines he
cause 7 know they are doing good work
and I know hey have many sacrifices TO
make. but the men whom 7 wish most 20
eeEnuend are those who. in The face 81
courage the braveE1. enter the dark con
fin@nt OF Africa in attempt 10 win
fhaEe faldE 20 CHRISTIANITY and CfviliZa ton.
OF course there has beeen great improve
uleuf in AfTaCa-fhsf is. they have EuT-
VeFed q enough and investigated IL enough
10 dfT-ide u up between the Europeans na-
SONS. Well 7 hope thai b. 81 improve
rsenf. 7 have no doubt AZ -. ] have no
doubt the governments there have defects
- other governments have. snd have the
natural dsfectE that governments 90 far 10
moved from civilization must have. hnt =
have been iXed IN Africa. and that Euro
T,ean nations are becoming responsible Tor
.soreruFneHte IN mat connfry.
Tir@ nitec States mas nof any ferrl1orT