The Presbyterian of the South : [combining the] Southwestern Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1909-1931, July 14, 1909, Page 5, Image 5

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July 14, 1909. developed in an editorial 1 rience covers decades of ye; and women under their o than all the conclusions of thetic writers. The testimc of whom personally inspeci its practical operation, is v that of any yellow journa together. The charge has mat all the converts in C but it is a fact that those stood their ground in the t in the same manner as did Boxer troubles thousands with their blood. The me were on the ground, saw 1 testify that not one per ceti tianity recanted, even the forfeit for failure to renoi many Americans be faith stances? We doubt it. An what would have happened wisdom and bravery of son aries over there? The defc out and led by Gamewell, Methodist missionary. So far as concerns the n of this unreasoning attack i his ignorance of the facts, many years' work among whom have developed sph and many of whom hav country* and become, at tl propagators of the Christiai like to that of the Sigel girl has the author of this attc at large for attribution- th w O ** work rather than to some herself, who, not wisely lim effort, seems to have encoui to social calls at her home, see him as well? If some in the North or South shou same procedure with .the b be apt to arise far more i arisen amongst the Chines many clear thinkers attribu assaults upon white wome equality which some misgi give and which the lower Because under such influe tragic results have now an wise, the charitable, the efforts to teach the colore abolish her colored schools TVi? iiiv Limn ui Lite maiter stated, that those who at depreciate Christian missior have not paused for a mome of cases of such work have without any such tragic er as serious as those whic woman's death are in const Christiap work of honest J THE PRESBYTERL sanctum, and whose expeirs, With multitudes of men bservation, is worth more uninformed and unsympatny of Taft and Bryan, both ted the work and saw it in rorth something more than list or of all of them put never ceased to be heard hina are "rice Christians," so-called "rice Christians" Lmes that tried men's souls ine martyrs oi old. in the of them sealed their faith n, from this country, who this and knew this. They it of the converts to Chris>ugh their lives were the ince the faith. Would as ful under similar circumid in that same Boxer war, I if it had not been for the ne of the despised mission:nse of Pekin was wrought a humble South Carolina latter at home, the author lpon Christian work shows When, in the course of the Chinese, multitudes of mdid Christian characters, e returned to their own leir own charges, diligent i faith, has a case anything I occurred? What warrant' ick upon missionary work is tragic death to mission foolish action of the girl , iting her work to Christian aged this brutal Chinaman 1 1 *? i auu wno possioiy went to misguided, foolish women Id permit or encourage the lacks, similar cases would frequently than they have >e. And it is a fact that te the awful prevalence of :n to the tuition in social tided people have .tried to race has eagerly grasped, nces and conditions. such d then appeared, shall the philanthropic, cease their d race, or shall the State ? is, as we have elsewhere tack Christian effort anct . _ 1 * - ? " is uecause 01 tne bigei case nt to reflect that thousands, gone on for scores of years id, that complications just h led up to this young ant existence, and that the md discreet people is not AN OF THE SOUTH. the cause of such tragedies, I been thousands of times the pr NOTES IN PASS By Bert. In the fourteenth chapter of ord of the miraculous cure of a Barnabas, which very closely the impotent man at the Beaut by Peter and John. Both the p their birth; both were beggars apostles ; neither patient asked expected to be cured; in both looked upon with wonder and ; in Lystra, in an attempt to sai both cases persecution followed The differences are as striki The patient in the first case w* a pagan. We are to learn tha his favors as in the administrat .is no respecter of persons. God fering humanity everywhere, s undone that he can do to remov John were the active agents ii Barnabas in the other. God's power is as remarkable as his healing. No one man has a r power, but all who will pay tl grace. . The above incidents, backed erable others, show that the foil greatest relievers of distress i paganism, nor traditionalism, ligion is as unselfish in its min ity. Heathenism does nothing ing of its devotees. Heatheni most heartless neglect. We s generous benefactions of the J ? the most part in the interest < knows no pagan, no Christian, the outgoings of its sympathy sake, and looks with equal kin creation. It is noticeable that good me ories, and bad men good ones. "He ever liveth to make inl Can there be anything nobler than to stand between a soul an of intercession is a Divine prer upon him the burden of the sii pressed by their weight more t self is a partaker of the Divine "I will not leave you comfc you.' John 14: 18. To posse comfort. There are many sul which promise comfort, but li are but "miserable comforts' in the heart is the secret of jroy The life illumined by his Light however, dark the worldly pros] God can not be hid in the life in God. ? 5 >ut without doubt has eventive of them. SING. Acts we have the reclame man by Paul and resembles the cure of iful gate of the temple atients were lame from ; both were healed by for a cure, neither ever tlio Vinnlnrc uroro admiration culminating * crifice to them; and in [ immediately, ng as the agreements, is a Jew, in th$ second t in the distribution of ion of His justice God I has sympathy for sufind is leaving nothing e the cause. Peter and i one case. Paul and willingness to bestow willingness to bestow nonopoly of spiritual ne price may have the as they are by innumowers of Christ are the n the world. Neither nor other form of reistrations as Christianto remove the sufferism is marked by the sometimes hear of the ews, but these are for )f Jews. Christianity no Jew, no Gentile, in . It acts for Christ's dness on all his needy n often have bad memtercession." Heb. 7125. in heaven or on earth ia aeatn r i ne ministry ogative; whoever feels is of others and is ophan is the sinne. Vim ; nature. irtless; I will come toss Christ is to possess DStitutes. manv thincrs V 0~~ ike Job's friends, they ' at their best. Christ , and there is no otherwalks in perfect safety,, sect may be. that is hid with Christ