The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-04-06
FOREIGN MISSIONS.

1t seems strange that a people whose an
cestry were heather barbarians should OBJ
iect to the work of the church called for
e;gn missions when they are thus enjoying
the blessings of civilization, by-product
of christianity-ye when they are enjoying
the fruits OF the labors of foreign mission
aries of other lands and other days, many
of whom spilled their blood in seeking an
opportunity to tell the sweet story of Jesus
and His love for GU" forefathers, dying as
martyrs for the cause and for the good OF
the people who were then Staying them, and
who today abuse their successors; yea, for US
who are the benefciaries of the tell and
blood of these brave missionaries.
Strange as it may seem, they do object,
and some of them very strongly. We would
like to notice a few of these objections and
answer them briefly.
l. They claim there is need at home.
This we admit When we great nation
Of nearly a hundred million people and only
about one-fourth of them members of some
Protestant church we are obliged to recog-
nize the fact. Yet no one has ever suffered
at home because of the work done abroad.
While we are spending $12,O0O,0OO annually
in this country for foreign missions we are
spending $294,000,00O on our own church.
In other words, every time we spend cents
on the heather world we spend "a cents on
ourselves And even if a few should suffer
at home on account of work being done
abroad it would be counterbalanced by the
great good being done there. Further, those
who are doing the work abroad are the ones
who are doing the work at home. Those
who are so loud in their demand for work at
home are doing nothing abroad nor at home.
2. 1t is claimed by some that the money
raised for foreign missions never gets there.
This objection arises often from being mis-
informed, and sometimes from a Wilful in
tention to misrepresent. So far as our
church is concerned this is not true. To get
the facts go to our mission board, who han
die the money and who know, and they
will tell you it costs seven cents to get
dollar to China, Japan or any field where
our church operates-93 cents of every dol
lar raised gets there. This seven cents pays
all expenses of raising, exporting and eX-
changing the money; pays the expense Of
our boards our secretaries, the educational
campaigns; in fact, all expenses. So you
see this objection is really no objection, for
we handle money cheaper than any business
or corporation doing business with foreign
countries.
8. Some object to the methods we en-
ploy But these DIRECTORS have never been
able to find a better workable method. The
best minds of our churches, men and women,
have worked on these methods for hundred
years and developed as near perfect system
as can be found
First, they object to education. But our
Lord was a teacher, and Holy Writ speaks
of some prophets, some teachers, etc. We
have christian schools at home and you
do not object Further, we cannot hope by
sending our people as missionaries, for eX-
ample to Korea, to win all the people to
Christ. Our people are foreigners there,
and are naturally at great disadvantage.
The only way we can hope to win these peo-
pie is by training up native workers. This
can only be done by schools and colleges.
INC hric n
America are trained in our church schools.
And, too, the adults there, like here are con-
firmed in their sins, so the hope is in the
children. These can best be reached by the
900 high schools and colleges and the 23,-
600 day schools where 100000 are taught
annually and where 200 young people an
nually are led to give their lives exclusively
to religious work.
Second they say they object to medical
missions. We have christian physicians, so
why object to them having them? Hospitals
are christian Institutions. Wherever Christ