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They are Waking Up
on Foreign Missions.
"XTIEAR SIR: In Tho Weekly
I J Jeffersonian of July 29, you
quote a paragraph from the
■» 1 Christian Index which states
“The Baptist paper is a
mighty agency for the promotion ot
the faith once for all delivered to
the saints.”
Since we are living under very pe
culiar methods of procedure along
certain lines, we should be immedi
ately concerned as to what consti
tutes the faith referred to by the In
dex.
Unless we are willing to do vio
lence to the Word of God, we must
seek a deeper Scriptural meaning
than merely trying to convert the
nations over the sea to our way of
living, which seems to be the hobby
of the Index. The New Testament
unquestionably includes missions as
one of the vital doctrines of the
Kingdom of God, but was never in
tended that anyone should take lib
erties with the important work of
evangelizing the world, unsupported
by Scripture.
To saddle a perpetual obligation
on this nation to do anything more
than preach the gospel to other na
tions is unjust, and foreign to the
thoughts of God. To solicit money
under the pretext of preaching the
Gospel and then apply it to other
enterprises is a pernicious practice,
and cannot be honestly classed as
contending for this faith referred to.
If the New Testament is not a suf
ficient guidt for the conduct of mis
sions today, it is not safe to trust
any of its doctrines.
The lame excuse that “conditions
have changed" and to say that Paul’s
methods will not meet the needs on
the foreign field now, is dishonoring
to the sovereign wisdom of God. An
thing that slanders God deserves to
be punctured beyond repair.
The deep Scriptural meaning of
this faith is that we should earnest
ly contend for the truth that God’s
power alone is sufficient to save and
keep every one who will believe the
Gospel. The primary purpose of the
faith is to get people Christianized,
not merely civilized. “it is never
true that Christianity civilizes.”
A paper to properly propagate this
faith must have an ed.tor with de
cided convictions when it comes to
settling vital questions. It should be
independent of any Board, further
more, its editorial staff should have
grace and wisdom enough to know
whether or not it is “right for the
Board to take money donated di
rectly to mission purposes and build
a college.”
A« Baptist paper that would suc
cessfully contend for the true faith
must be willing to concede to every
man the right to all the exercise of
good citizenship without first having
to consult with a Board. It should
denounce everything that is contrary
to sound doctrine and oppose Satan,
even if he should dome as an angel
of light as represented by the Cath
olic priest, for instance.
In order that the readers of your
paper may be more fully convinced
of this awful system of graft nc-w
being practiced on the people, I sub-
THE JEFFERSONIAN
mit two paragraphs from “Mission
ary Methods —St. Paul’s or Ours?”
by Rev. Roland Allen, who was for
merly missionary in North China.
“Everywhere Christianity is still an
exotic. We have not yet succeeded
in so planting it in any heathen land
that it has become indigenous. If
there is one doubtful exception to
that rule, it is a country where from
the very beginning Pauline methods
were followed more closely than else
where. But generally speaking, it
still remains true that Christianity
in the lands of our missions is still
a foreign religion. It has not yet
really taken root in the country.
Everywhere our missions are de
pendent. They look to us for lead
ers, for instructors, for rulers. They
have as yet shown little sign of be
ing able to supply their own needs.
Day by day and year by year there
comes to us an unceasing appeal for
men and money for the same mis
sions to which we have been supply
ing men and money for the last fifty
or sixty years, and there seems at
present little hope that that de
mand will change its character. If
we do not send men and money the
missions will fail, the c'onverts will
fall away, ground painfully won will
be lost. When the day comes in
which the demand is for men and
money to establish new missions in
new country, because the old are cap
able of standing alone, the end of
our work will be in sight. But at
present that day still seems far dis
tant. With regards and best wishes,
I am Yours fraternally,
W. L. ATTAWAY,
Canon, Ga.
HAAS IN NEW YORK AFTER THE
CASH.
Dear Sir: I have read with much
interest several copies of the Jeffer
sonian, on the Frank case, which I
have enjoyed, and I fully agree with
you. in your views on the case.
It occured to me that it might be
of interest for you to know that one
reason the New York Times was so
in favor of Frank and against Geor
gia, was that they were assisting in
the collection of funds for his de
fense. J. S. Bache & Co., the Jew
ish stock brokerage firm, were also
collecting funds—that is, their Man
ager, W. J. Wollman was. Wollman
and Louis Wiley of the Times, were
hand in glove in this matter, one re
porting to the other as new contribu
tions were received. They collected
$9,000 or SIO,OOO to assist the de
fense in its endeavor to besmirch
the good old State of Georgia, and
they got good sized contributions
from many wealthy Jews in the City,
and especially rich stock, brokers of
the financial district. Consequently
the office of Bache & Co., was often
visited by attorney Haas of the
Frank defense, who was after the
cash.
Another fund, which grew to good
size, was raised by a wealthy Jew
ish gentleman of Chicago, named
Lasker, and it seems to me I heard
that “defective” Wm. J. Burns was
paid from Lasker's fund, although I
am not sure on this point.
Yours trulv,
FORMER GEORGIA RESIDENT.
A CORRECTION.
Uniontown, Ala., Sept. 8, 1915.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly correct
some statements in the Jeffersonian
which are not quite correct, but arc
misleading. I refer to a letter writ
ten by Mr. Royall and your remarks
thereon
First, the missionaries do not pub
lish the "China Press.” It is owned
and run by some few citizens of the
United Stated and some hundreds of
non-Christian Chinese. The expense
account of the school is not footed by
some duped American churches who
are kept in the dark but the school
is entirely self supporting; even the
money for the building came from
China, made there and spent there.
There is only one missionary in this
school whose salary is paid for by
our board here.
I did not see the butterfly dance,
''being here in this country—neither
did Mr. Royall. I have seen figures
in physical culture called that, but
nothing like the one you describe. I
should like to know what Baptist
missionary went to see that dancing
girl dance. Mr. Royall should be
more explicit.
Miss Chung is a graduate of Wells
ley and paid her own expenses. She
is a Christian and is employed in
the Eliza Yates to teach physical cul
ture and her salary is paid by Chin
ese money.
Thanking you for publishing this,
I am, yours for truth and justice,
MISS WILLIE KELLY.
Shanghai, China.
(Comment.)
Os course The Jeffersonian pub
lishes Miss Kelley’s “correction,” but
I don’t see what it corrects.
It doesn’t matter who publishes
the Shanghai paper; it is friendly to
the missionaries, and supposed it
was doing them a favor by publish
ing a program of the Yates School.
Miss Kelly says that the churches
in this country pay only one mis
sionary in this school.
Well, that is not so very much of
a “correction;” it connects S6OO
American dollars, per year, with
those dancing lessons.
Miss Kelly tells us of what she has
seen the girls do, in "physical cul
ture.”
I wasn’t there; you never can tell
what girls will do when there are no
men in sight.
If all those dances on that mis
sionary program belong to “physical
culture,” we must try to find out
what Jay-bird, reels, jigs, cotillons
and waltzer belong to.
My amiable friend, Bishop Candler
had better look into this.
Miss Willie Kelley says she would
like to know the name of that Baptist
missionary who went to see that
dancing girl dance.
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So would I Miss Willie, but I’d
much rather see the dancing girl
dance.
Miss Willie says that Mr. Royall
should be more explicit.
Now, Brother Royall, please be
more explicit.
Miss Kelley says that Miss Chung
is paid "with Chinese money.”
Then what does the missionary do,
to earn his, or her $600?
Miss Kelleyx please be more ex
plicit.
T E. W.
—.—•
THE SOUTH STANDS CONVICTED.
Dear Sir: I see in a late issue of
the Jeffersonian an extract from the
Chicago Tribune where it said that
the South is backward and is not
half educated. I stand convicted of
the charge, for we have no women
so low as to marry a negro like Jack
Johnson, and our men would never
be so low’ as to hang a decent woman
like the northern people did Madahi
Surratt. Yes, even without judge
and jury which you know’ Leo Frank
had.
He was convicted three times, and
had ample time to repent. No time
was given to Madam Surratt. I
never heard that they could trump up
any offense but that Booth boarded
at her house.
She certainly did not shoot Lin
coln. Search all of their histories
and you will never find any allusion
to that little incident. No, no, they
are ashamed of it. Yet in the minds
of the old it still burns.
I was twenty-six years old when
the War Betw’een the States began,
and then I had never heard a slang
w’ord, but the Yankee army sowed
slang right and left. lam ashamed
to tell it, the South took it up, and
now an old time Southerner can
scarcely understand the new genera
tion. Oh, but we are but half edu
cated! !
What of the John Brown raid!
Was that a part of our education?
I hope you will remind the public
of Madam Surratt’s fate and of John
Brown’s raid. The hope that you
w’ill live long and defend the South
ern women is the prayer of,
AN OLD SOUTHERN LADY.
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