The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-11-20
Is The Christian Index Treating
Rev. T. e. McCrea Right?

IN it's latest issue the paper which calls
itself "the organ Of the Baptists of Geor-
gia," prints the following, which we give In
full, because we aze0ays tote fair and fight
fair:
Earlier in the year we felt ourselves impelled
to take notice of some letters that were sent out
by Rev. T. F. McF2ae, of the North China Mis-
sion, in which we believed that the work of the
brethren in that section misrepresented, and
the whole work of missions as we'll. Some
brethren have felt that possibly we were hard
the young missionary, and he has sent out a
later letter. not for publication he says, in which
he presents commentators of himself and his
work from a good many parties. We
wondering whether had made mistake, and
whether it was necessary for us to apologize to
brother for our severe criticisms upon his
utterances in the press. That not mis-
taken, but that did what ought to have
done, becomes clear to in view of the follow
ing statement from number Of the leading
brethren of the North China Mission. The dis
sent is addressed to the Foreign Mission Board,
but copy has been sent TO US, and presume
to the other papers, with privilege of publica-
ton. We publish it as received
The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Bap-
fist Convention, Richmond, Va, U. S. A.
Dear Brethren:
We, the undersigned made members of the
North China Baptist Mission dissent from the
policy advocated by Rev T. F. McRae and regret
that he has attacked our methods and misrep-
resented work to the home churches.
II. w Ayers, w G. Newton, j. G. Daniel, c. w.
Pruitt, Peyton Stephens, w. B. Glass, j. NJ Gas
ton, w. Fl. Sears, T. o. Hearn W. w. Adams.
eve would say in conclusion that we have
regarded Brother McCrea as o cody man
ana an earnest enthusiast in mission work. But
we think that he made great mistake rather
great mistakes, in the way in which he sought
to force his individual opinions upon his breth-
the fields and at home. 1t is sad thing
for young man to have such names as are in
the list above signed to a paper declaring that
e mSreDToS0ntod
doing"
else the rights Of layman of the Baptist
church, and to make some remarks:
(1) The organ of the Baptists of Geor-
gia did not publish the McCrea letters IN FILL
The organ printed mere short extract from
those letters. The organ did not dare to let
the Baptist churches know the extent and the
real character of McCrea's objections to the
present methods Of THE LNTOLERANT
OLLGARCHY qchdcA IS n0ao DOSING the Bap-
fist denomination, and killing 1t qcith the
82oao, but sure process Of DRY Rot.
Therefore, the organ of the Baptists Of
Georgia has done it's best to preve9ot the home
churches from knowing what it was that
McCrea was trying to tell them about the
foreign field.
Vas this right?
(2) The position which Rev. T. F. Nc
Crea, "a godly man and an earnest enthu-
siast in mission work." is exactly the same
which was taken In 1886 by Rev. Adoniran
lJudson, who was also "a godly man and an
earnest enthusiast in mission work.
It is highly probable that the present Big
likes who are bossing the organ of the Bap-
fists of Georgia, do not know what was the
position of Adoniram Judson
1t is even imaginable that these Big likes
do not care to know what DR.. ,Judson's opin-