The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-02


Discussion OF the racial question in
america featured the session last night
pr Plato Durham OF North Carolina.
delivering IN address in which he re-
vtsied the steps that were being taken
20 bring about more amicabie relations
BE- wecn the negro races in the South
and the formation of an orga nization
which is successfully bringing this
about
Most OF us thought the nogro want
eG social equality" he stated. but sf-
ter the war when the friction be-
tw cen the races became go apparent a
body Of Christian men met and inves-
tigated. The American negro does not
want social equality He wants simple
justice. n other words the right to CO.
opsrate in the constructive work of
the nation"
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Unless we work together as Chris
tians we are. one by one, going to
he defeated declared DR.. Charles II.
Pratt, leader of the interchurch
world movement team OF speakers.
secretary of the foreign missions
board OF the Southern Presbyterian
church and former Richmond pastor.
in opening tho pastors conference
yesterday afternoon. He stated that
the conference was primarily called
in order that the pastors might look
at some OF the results of the prelini-
nrf'y SURVEYS made by the interchurch
world movement. He declared that
the surveys have only begun to reveai
real conditions and predicted that
the world survey could not be COM
pIeted under five years while it would
take two years at least to complete
the American survey. In urging open
mindedncss DIR. Pratt said
1T seems that we have come to
the point where the world is asking.
DO These Christians Love Each
Other"
DIR. w. @. Cram, of Nashville.
member Of the mission board Of the
Methodist church, conducted the de-
votional services in opening the con-
ference. The afternoon was devoted
entirely to the foreign mission sur
vey. the program being nnder the di~
rection NJ Rev. James Seeborn Sene-
ker. In charge of the survey depart
ment of the interchurch world move
ment
After revealing through remar =
able charts showing vast stretches of
the world where Christianity is un-
known. presenting the great task be-
followed by missionaries directly from
the countries portrayed In the Illus
trated lecture.
Africa is in serious danger becom-
ing entirely Moha NINA nden, declared
DIR. Thomas s. Donahue who for
seven years has served as Meth
odfst missionary In Africa. After
pointing out the vastness Of that con-
tinent. showing that 1t Is ~ far
around the coast of Africa as II Is
around the world. that one-fourth of
the worlds land area In Africa. and
that ninetenths OF the continent ia
controlled by Europeans. their am
billions for land ssrving as the seed
for world war. Dr, Donahue declared
that the ohamnadens are gaining
three converts in Africa to one by the
Christians, The Mosiems are an
evangeltstic church he said and are
sending hundreds Of workers into
cverp part of the continent. In one
place there Is a stretch OF / 500 miles
through which these missionaries
may pass witout coming In contact
with Christian missionary.
CHINA AND INDIA
In his talk DIR. Seneker pointed out
that In order to care for the annual
India alone, 800 new. missionaries
each year will be required IL the
Christian church is to fulfill Its duty.
In Mexico where figuring one mis-
sionary TO every $4,000 people there
should be GA workers, there are but
1872, including the wives OF ordained
missionaries. In Venyuela eighty-tive
per cent of the population is Hitter
ate. he declared. while In India there
In but one m missionary for every LA
villages, each village averaging about
500 population.
In China. the survey report showed,
there arc but 5000 native and foreign
physicians 10 care for q population of
427 900. 900. compared to New York.
where there. are 1874 physicians TO
about 1000. 900 people.
Korea's story was told by DR.. J..
l.. Jerdine. for seventeen years a
Methodist missionary in Korea He
declared that Japan's ambition rs TO
be the greatest power In the world
ana told how Korea had been betray-
ed by the military powers of Nippon
Tracing the history of Korea from the
Russo Japanese war when the Jap
anesa realizing the valuable industrial
resources of Korea, DR.. Jerdine told
OF how the powers of Nippon land
their troops In the little country and
would permit them to maintain their
armies in the country during the
then promised that II the Koreans
war, they would allow the nation to
continue its independence and with
draw when the strife end.
'Iaat this promise was not kept" he
stated and today Korea has been an
ne1ed to Japan. Il-treatment. eff
forts TO wipe out all traces of Korean
history by removing histories. taking
control OF schools and making Jap
anese the -pfffciai language OF the
country brought forth the passive
revolution which broke out one year
ago today. March ], 1919.
Japan has tried 10 lead the world
to believe that the Koreans were
happy under Japanese rule. but this
is untrue
One in every forty Koreans has
shssass "a rsessssss by. ,ss paFassa sse4e@ and
soldiers and one in every fifty-eight
fogged. declared DIR, Jerdine, who
stated that the leaders of the Jap
anese police department had been
trained under Prussian Instructors
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