The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-10-19

tlnue the salaries of the native workers."
close up the free drug stores, cut out the free
doctors and trained nurses, set a reasonable
tuition fee for every pupil of every kinder
garten, intermediate school and finishing col
lege. There is no sense in running gym
naslums among the heather at the expense of
the Christians of this country. There is no
Divine command that we 90 into Africa, Asia
and Oceanica to teach black, brown and yell
low people how to do carpenter work, as we
do; how to do blacksmith work, as we do; and
how to DO mechanical work, as we do. There
is no Biblical injunction upon us to furnish
dentists to treat the defective teeth of the
African, the Hindoos, the Chinks and the
Japs. We are not told that it is our duty to
provide for the failing, the destitute and the
friendless in the homes of a hundred million
foreigners. We are told to preach the Gospel
to every hvz1eg creature, and a0e ought to CON-
tent ourselves qoith o6eyirag that command.
If it be good thing to establish (as an an
mex to the church and a useful auxiliary to it's
work., free medical dispensary, free hos
pital, free medical service, free trained
nurses, free dental service, free education,
free secular education, rounded off by music
and sewing lessons, then for Gods sake let's
g5ve Our Oaom people some of 1t, and not give it
all to the foreigners of lower races, who take
all that we can give, and then cling to their
own rellglon-d8 so m107ay Of oar missionaries
hnow that they do.
A few days ago the Rev. f. NJ. Rains adj
dressed the Convention of the Christian Mis-
slonary Society of Maryland, Delaware and
the District of Columbia. Mr.. Rains is a
secretary of the Foreign Christian Missionary
Society. He has been in the foreign field
carefully inspecting the work. After this
study of the field, on the field. Mr.. Rains felt
it to be his duty to tell the Convention that
the missionary work in the foreign field is
practically useless. because the people of
heathendom resent the intrusion of the agents
of the Western church. He went so far as
to say that even the native Christians in Ko-
rea, Thibet, Japan, India and other territory,
in which the missionaries work, want the re-
turn home of the church workers. At almost
the same hour that Brother Rains was throw
ing a wet blanket over the Baltimore COnven-
ton, Sister A. j. Blattner was narrowing the
feelings of the fanatics by saying that res
ideece of fUe gears IN Japaqo had c0nUinced
her of the utter futiZity Of Christian mission
arg aoork IN Japan. Mrs Blattner declared
that the Japs took the education and every
other benefit that the missionary gave them,
and then turned their backs upon the Christ
ian religion She declared that it would be
much better to spend that mission money here
at home.
While I am on the subject [ might as we'll
call your attention to some important facts
published in the Literary Digest of Oct. 7,
1911. The editor of the Christian Advocate is
quoted to controvert the charge that the mis-
sionaries are paid $500 per year. In doing
so, the editor of the Christian Adoocate states
that the salaries paid missionaries in North
China are $1,000 a year; and that married
missionaries in other parts of China receive
$1,000 per year. He further states that child