The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-16
Mexican Missionary Wants
United States to Intervene
and Restore Peace in the
Troubled Republic.
COUNTRY is STILL
in ABSOLUTE CHAOS
Nothing, He Declares, but a
Firm Stand Upon Part of
This Country Will Get
Mexico to Normal.


T. LOUIS. May l5.-H Armed inter
vention by the United States is the
only thing, in my judgment. that viii
restore peace in Mexico said Mission
ary II. P. Mahon of Morelia, state OF
fore the Southern Baptist convention
today.
Il have been unable TO return to my
work in Mexico for the last two months
on account of revolutions and revolu-
tious against revolutionists. The coun-
try is in absolute chaos and without the
hope of getting together if led by any
of its own people.
"A governor of p prominent state
told me he hoped we missionaries
would establish a school in every vii.
lage and town in his dominion as he be,
lieved the missionaries school will re-
deem Mexico. The Bible is not known
~ Iue pcOpIt VI htAICO
many of the priests do not allow the
people to read the Bible.
Vice and ignorance.
"This governor told me that he be-
lieved that only a system of education
like that of the United States would
redeem Mexico, He urged us mission
aries to begin such a system and prom
ised to protect us with troops If neces-
sary. Vice, ignorance, gambling and
extreme poverty hold the majority Of
the people in Mexico down -
In the light OF these facts the only
hope ] can see for Mexico is armed
Intervention by this country. More
than so per cent of Mexico IS popula.
tion have never learned to read or write
any language, More than 75 per cent
OF Mexican men with families are un~
faithful 10 their families. The mission
airy work in Mexico cannot be pushed
ahead now and many Mexicans Of edu.
cation would not object to our inter |
ventlon.
Work Easier in China.
}. w, Lowe and A. Y. Napier, mis-. |
sionaries from China, said the new Chi. |
nese government welcomed the mis-. |
sionary schools and depended upon the |
missionaries for much OF their knowl- |
cage concerning 0ccIIcntal Things.
lin China at this time we have the |
greatest opportunity as missionaries |
known 10 the history of the Christian |
religion said the Rev. Mr.. Lowe. |
''and if VIC neglect it we will have |
set backward the cause of Christ a
thousand years.
Both missionaries said that with
united missionary work among all |
churches in China the 400,000,0GO OF
Chinese could be brought to Christ.
f, w. Stephens OF Jefferson CITY.
Mo-, reporting on foreign field work Of |
missionaries, said that during the year
there had been 1852 baptisms, which
was 1000 more than the total number
of baptisms of all the Baptist churches
in the mission field during the first fifty
years OF foreign work.
The convention Of the Women g Mis-
sionarv union, an auxiliary of the
Southern Baptist convention, met today
in its twenty-ifth annual gathering.
The morning session was devoted large.
" to the address of the president and |
to the report of the corresponding sec.
retary. Miss Kathleen Mallory of Balti.
more
simultaneously the Southern Baptist
convention was assembling in the
Third Baptist church for the detailed
Of missionary reports.
Many returned missionaries during the
dav told the convention OF their work
abroad.
Speaker Howled Down.