The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-01


the Mediterranean Sea, there are the amplest
evidences of missionary privatlons and love
of the work, for the works sake.
My criticisms have been levelled In another
direction. It is true that I have commended
that it was wrong to saddle our congrega-
tons with the expense of medical work for
the South Americans, and all other foreigners.
It doesn't seem right to collect money from
people who have little to spare, and Their
invest this money in medicine, nursing and
medical service for foreigners. If medical
supplies, doctors, and nurses are rightly a
part OF church work. we had better adopt the
system here at home, where so many children
and groWn-ups die. for the lack of scientific
treatment, nursing and medicine.
When I see the money Of our people paid
for midwife services all over the world, and
then remember how many Of our own poor
women lose their lives at childbirth it fills
me with indignation. Personally, [ have
known of cases, within few miles of my
home, where young wives died, because the1
were far from the nearest DOCTOR and coul
not get attention in time.
Ny point is, that we are not commanded
to do the educational and charity work OF
foreign nations. When we teach them the Z
Gospel, our duty has been DONE
C0nfound their rotten teeth! What haj
we got to do with that? The idea Of sendina
dentists to Africa, as missionaries! Such !
that is mere madness.
It was an Englishman, named Williat
Carey, who started this crazy system, a litti s
over 100 years ago. Paul never established
secular schools, free dispensaries of medicine.
hospitals, and industrial schools Paul never
mOnlzeyed with music lessons and gymnastics
Paul never stayed in the same place, all the
time The Christian Church never did do
anything more than preach and teach the
divine law, until Carey revolutionized the
system. Why should we carry to foreigners,
more than we offer to win converts here at
home?
TO offer onything more than Christ and
HIM c'wclfed. IS TO degrade the spiritual into
the s01did end commercials
In China, japan and India there is abund-
ant evidence Of missionary greed, pride and
luxury They Joined in the lootine of the
Chinese, during the European INVASION They
have two homes-one for winter and the other
for summer-and both are fine They employ
many servants. Their work is easy Their
pay is regular. They draw salaries which
would. IN this country, be equal to what we
pay our Governor. And they don't have to
paw campaign expenses as our Governor does.
That some of the foreign missionaries, in
the Orient are unfaithful and worldly, the
following extract would seem to prove
The rest listened to far-off tidings Of what
was happening in the interior; or drank wine
and played cards on Sunday; or refused to
visit the sick in the hospitals; or accepted a
skulking and precarious sojourn in obscurity
and disguise, They surround themselves with
comforts, saws Mr.. Power, squabble for the
best house, higgle for wares and provoke con-
tempt by lazy life. We are grieved to the
hearts core, writes Mr. SIR, to see SO MANY
OF the Protestant missionaries occupy their
time in secular pursuits trading and traffick-