The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-15
A REPLY TO THE
REV. Mr.. TAYLOR

tuttcr lNteInSenCer:--
Dear Edttor--I notice your Monday
morning issue a report Of the sermon
Of the Rev. Mr.. TAYLOR on Modern
Missionary the second paragraph
states Rev Taylor declaring that the
trouble with tho great mass OF Chris
tan churches lay In the fact that they
are willing TO do anything on earth bur
practice the Gospel OF Jesus-the rrln-
c'ple Of the golden rule. Let me state
iha' is also probably true o. tie Gn't-
avian church but he il remembered
that Is no fault OF the Missionary. nor
" Christianity. but simply reveals
that sefishness IN hard I" overcome
whatever may he your religious pro-
tessiOn.
Another s,atemcn, which think will
stand tho question mark" for the most
part these missionaries. though We'll
meaning enough In their intentions
have !i,tle or no knowledsc Of religious
of India and China and are apt I"
treat them with contenrpj as so NAVY
heather customs" we wonder II thu
writer knows the requirements OF
scholastic training required Of young
mau or woman who 60 into the mis-
s!ouary work say frok the Methodist
Episcopal church or the Presbyterian
tnuYtNr W . lNlnK not .N'hI'NN 49,
standard college gives "A course In mi.
osophy which enable missionary IN
know the though "f india and china
for the past three thousand wears
Further tho TheoloCiral schools add 1"
this knowledge before the missionary
starts o: his Journey. We think II ~
presumplous on tie part ~ the writer
10 assume that n church would Scnd
men, 10 the foreign Yield before hav'
ing given them adequate knowledge ~
III. people to whom they were sent.
The missionary does not 20 - saw
that the life 81 America and Europe
are better than the l!tc OF India. they
know II without being told. Docs tn"
Rev. gentlemen know that according 10
recent reports there az twentN-scNcn
million widows IN India Over million
Of them arc girls unGer Fifteen wears
o, aga who arr not allowed 10 re-
marry but must become slaves f0r
ITO IN the mothar-in-laws home Does
he know that the Methodist church Is
boarding and day ScoolS % G!No them
new hone Does he know that tho
money which lie speaks ~ being spent
Ia spent 10 support the medical mis-
stonarv and that the Methodist church
has Thousands Of midas sick who are
being taekn care of ~ Ia Methodist
hospitals and dispensarieS. Is that an
plying the golden rule" Remember the
"inasmuch as ye did IT, etc. Does IA
know that IN tho manual training
schools the church - teaching the boys
~ india 70 cultivate the land that
famine and devastation may not sweep
over the people as IN former days.
These Items may have been mentioned
IN tho sermon as whole bur y NOT
given due credit tho preacher did not
know his subject.
"A 20 reference 10 me war ny.
Tay,nr states. III IL presumption Tor
Instance for western ctrilI1a ton
that has Just emerged from the blood
est war 10 send missionaries TO the
land ~ GhandI and Confuc'us 20 tell
the people there Of the prince OF peace
that sounds forceful. but when We ana
llse the war we find shat II was war
between the maintaining OF the ethics
and standards and ideals OF Jesus over
against tn, effort 70 establish the pa
gan principles Of 4 bygone ago when
hua unity was trodden under the foot
~ a trvant And this writer thanks
God FOR the heroic men who saN- their
lives and service 20 resist the re-cs-
,ahliShment ~ tyranny and despotism
oar the earth The war was DEM
cus'rarior 90 tho extent 70 which the
Democracy ~ Jesus had found rer-
r,ancnr place IN n" mind Of humanity.
WHEN the man Of India understands
why tho var was fought he will al.
miro the christ who put such deals
and courage into tbs minds Of men
Who valued freedom more than life.
What Is greater than 10 be the sub
lee. Of such nohl" emporer"? sail
Victor Hugo IN Les Miserable. answer
To be free,
IA man ardent supporter ot the mis-
sionarv who will carry the ideals and
teachings Of Jesus tn tho ends OF the