El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-07
USE PRISONERS
AS HUMAN BEINGS
Speaker at Missionary Con-
vention Says Are Only
Unfortunates.

tunity 70 do a great missionary work,
70 bring Christian influences to bear
upon these expatriates so that return
ing they may take the message of
Christ to the thousands that are in
Mexico-what other and greater oppor-
tunity could there be?" The speaker
reminded his auditors that the Mexican
T. NJ C. A. stands solely in need OF
the friendship Of Protestant business
men; and there was more to concern
u Pasoans in lettering the condition
or the Mexican population that Is now
here, than turning TO the far away
fields OF the Orient.
Challenges Of City.
In summing up the challenges Of the
city to the church, Mr. Gilbert spoke
Of the necessity OF imparting Ameri-
can ideas and American ideals into
the second generation and to make the
best Of the first generation who come
from Europe to these shores.
The second speaker upon the after
noon program was J. O. Randall who
discussed the question How to Make
out the defects and enervation of the
present day churches, making all al
lowances for their fineness Of interior,
Renerousness OF purpose, he said very
emphatically that the hope of Chris
thanking America was dependent upon
the tactics Of the anarchist and the
Salvation Army; that the church and
the churchmen must go to the people
in the streets and in the tenements.
and not expect the people to come TO
IL or them.
Jesus Born to Low Estate.
He said that the reason Jesus Christ
had been born to a low estate was be-
cause he might never lose his grip
on humanity and that though elevated
to the greatest pinnacle Of human
achievement in the crucifixion or
Mount Golgotha, that he did not even
when his hands were pierced, lose his
grip on humanity.
Monday Evening Services.
Monday evening the church was
again crowded with laymen. there be-
ing women present in the Sunday
school room. A r. kepler, veteran
OF the Chinese mission field. who was
wounded during the Chinese reVolu-
ton was one OF the two principal
speakers. He said, in speaking OF
China as an empire and republic
China was once the foremost nation
in the worlds progress and achieVe-
ment The mariners compass, gun
powder. paper. printing, all were tirst
produced there, not to mention the
well organized system Of government
civil service and nation wide educa-
tion which was hers for centuries But
this land, bereft Of every inherent
dynamic, became static and remained
inert for a millennium. A land so large
with a population so vast, inert so
long. could only be moved by the forces
Of Christianity and Christian civll-
cation.
NO moEt ONiums
For over 100 years now the forces
OF Protestant Christianity have been
directed upon China and at last the
inertia has been overcome. There are
some non-Christian phases Of the I'M
pact The opium curse was one, but
today the poppy is practically IN
grown and opium is smoked only in
secret.
China was once a warlike nation
but responded to the peaceful teach
Of mil
way to ideals Of peace, but Chinas
contact with the militarism Of the
west, has convinced her that to main
tain her national domain, she must
swing the pendulum Of progress back
one thousand years and. make mill
tarism once more a national force.
Helpful West.
"But the helpful resultants of the i'm
pact of the west far outnumber the i'll.
A new national consciousness is uni
flying the nation. The rights Of the
individual to share in the administra-
ton OF government are recognized and
whether the government be monarchial
or republican, constitutional govern
ment will receive full recognition. Hun
dreds Of newspapers are now published
daily as compared with the old "Pekin
Gazette" the Oldest in the world. The
postal administration which last year
had 5000 agencies, handled over seven
hundred million letters and papers.
There are now six thousand miles of
age in Japan. The language. almost
unchanged for centuries is today add
ing words and expressions to its every
day vocabulary at a bewildering rate.
in order to express the new ideas OF
science, industry and religion
Change in Education.
Eight years ago, a decree abolished
the old system of education and estab-
lished r nationwide system Of educa-
tion, like that Of the West But this
period OF eight years has been one
OF pathetic failure. on account OF the
imDOssibility Of accomplishing by de-
cree that which required careful de-
veiopment Now. a definite program Of
education has been inaugurated, con-
templating 100000 schools--from kin
dergaten to university-at an annual
estimated outlay of $200,OOO,O00. In the
meantime. in the past, the mission
airy educationalist is IN a position Of
commanding influence in training up
a Christian leadership in the schools.
Impact of Christianity
''But the impact Of Christianity is
telling most nightly on the religious
beliefs Of the nation The Christian
church membership numbers now about
100000. but this total is not all inclu-
siVe. There are thousands Of men and
women, many Of high influence and
power. not counted among the 400, 600
who have enthroned Jesus Christ as the
Lord OF their lives. Then. too. it is
impossible to tabulate the Christian at
mOsphere that has been created and
the Christian forces that are threaten
ing the old faiths and superstitiOns.
Worship Goddess.
'In the seventh and eighth moons
every year thousands Of pilgrims have
turned their faces toward Nan YuOh.
the great sacred mountain in my prov
ince there on its summit to worship
the goddess Of mercy. Five years ago
each Of a number Of hostels on the
mountain averaged 500 guests per
night. Last autumn the number Of
pilgrims at these hostels numbered only
so per night The 720 missing pill
grims at each hostel are not among
the 100000 Christians but among the