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Vol. XI.
MOCKSVILLE. N. C. TUESDAY. JULY 27. 1909.
No. 3.
What "We Missionaries" Concealed
Watson's Jeffersonian Weekly.
In the Christian church at Craw
fordsville, Indiana, the Rev, Paul
Wakefield, of SpriDgfield, Illinois,
gave a talk Tuesday evening, two
weeks ago.
Among other things, Mr. Wake
field said:
;There are more women mission
aries degraded bvChinese men than
'pre -a'inp& converted.
"The tragic termination of the Chi
natown romance of Elsie Sigel and
her two Mongolian suitors has uncov
ered the evils of the system ot indi
vidual religious instruction which is
almost universal in the Chinese mis
sions. " We missionaries have known this
for a long time and were not surprised
when we read of Elsie Sigel's tragic
death,"
Header, do some thinking! Re
member that Elsie Sigel, the grand
daughter of General FraDZ Sigel,
had devoted her young life to the
sacred work of converting the Chi
nese to the religion of Christ. The
mother of the girl consented to her
doing this. Both mother and daugh
ter felt sure that such work was ap
proved of God and would redound
to His glory.
To make a long story short, the
young enthusiast was ruined by
one or more of her converts, and
after apparently living in immoral
relations with one of them, she was
fe?lEed to death in hjs bed-room
and her body hidden in a trunk.
A great sensation followed the find
ing of the corpse and, as the Rev;
Paul Wakefield said, this shock
ing murder "uncovered the evils
of the system."
Mr. Wakefield declares that the
dangerous methods of individual
tjon which cost Elsie Sigel
lit. ..... ae, her lne and perhaps
her soul's salvation, "is almost uni
versal in Chinese missions."
That is a statement to fill one
with dismay. But the worst of all
is the Reverend Paul's admission
that "we missionaries have known
this a long time."
Known what? That the system
of mission work now in operation
was causing the degradation of
more women missionaries than
there were Chinese converted.
They knew this, they had long
known it, and they kept it cover
ed up!
Upon my word, I think that is
the most infamous statement that
a minister of the Gospel ever made.
What! "We missionaries" knew
that these slant-eyed, lecherous
Chinese wolves were pretending to
become converts in order that they
might win the confidence of pure,
unsuspecting Christian girls and
destroy them !
The missionaries knew that the
Caucasian women were being ruin
ed by the hypocritical "converts,"
and they kept the hideous secret
to themselves.
Did "we missionaries" warn the
girls, who were about to go blind
ly into that vile association? No.
Did'we missionaries" warn the
"J . 1 tgp"p"w " would
be missionary girls? No. Did "we
missionaries" tell the people about
it, in the missionary sermon? No.
Was any hint of it dropped in the
reports to Conventions, Conferen
ces and Synods? No. Did any cf
the missionary papers or maga
zines put yon and your sisters and
daughters on your guard? No.
"We missionaries had known it
a long time," but we kept it to
ourselves! Why? Because a knowl-;
edge of the appalling truth would
have bronght the deluded people
to their senses and the missionary
collections would have fallen off!
Suppose that I had charged this
horrible evil upon the missionary
methods would the missionaries
have confessed it? You know that
they would not. They would have
denied it bitterly. " But Elsie Sig
el's dead body, discovered in the
bed room of one of the bright and
shining Chinese "converts," "un
covered the evils of the system."
"We missionaries" knew of those
f.vils, and had known of them a
long time! But we kept the lid
on. We saw our Christian sisters
walking blindly to perdition and
we did not sav one word to save
them!
Merciful God! How could any
thing be more infamous?
If "we missionaries" could keep
covered up such frightful condit
ions in the mission work among
the Chinese of New York, what is
it that they cou'd not keep cover
ed up in the mission work in China?
You did not know that Chinese
rakes were wearing Christian clo
thes to get the chance to debase
Caucasian girls. "We missionar
ies" knew it, but kept the secret.
What Other secrets are they
keeping?
The terrible confession of Rev.
Paul Wakefield ought to damn this
whole uu."criptural system of lor
eigD missions.
The missionaries who kept that
awful secret are not much better"
than the Chinamen who ruined the
girls.
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The Lone Rowan Lyncher Caught.
Salisbury Post, 10th.
- George Hall, of Salisbury, who
was convicted in 1906 of participat
ing in the triple lynching that oc
curred here that year and who es
caped from the penitentiary last Oc
tober, was arrested in Spartanburg,
S. C, this week, and accompanied
by an officea, passed through Salis
bury yesterday afternoon on his way
to Raleigh to serve out his unexpir
ed term. Of his arrest the Spartan
burg Journal says:
"George Hall, alias George Wag
ner, wanted in Rowan county, N. C,
to finish serving out a sentence of 15
years, he having been convicted of
the charge of having participated in
a lynching in that county, was ar
rested at his home near Saxon Mills
Wednesday evening.
"After being arrested and lodged
in jail Hall admitted that he was the
man wanted in Salisbury. He said
that he was convicted in 1806 of the
charge of being implicated in the
lynching of three men. Fifteen men
were indicted and tried on the same
charge, but he was the only man con
victed. After serving two years and
four months he made his escape and
came to Spartanburg and went to
work as a carpenter. When he came
to Spartanburg he changed his name
to George Wagner. Since coming
here he has found steady employ
ment in the city, having worked on
a large number of houses in various
sections of the city. He is married
and has seven children."
When the stomach fails to perform
its functions, the bowels become de
ranged, the liver and the kidneys con
gested causing numerous' diseases.
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stored to a healthy condition and
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Terrific Indictment of Cigarettes.
Hudson Maxim, the great powder
expert, in a recent interview on the
subject of cigarettes, closed with this
terrific indictment of the little wThite
pipes:
"If all the boys could be made to
know that with every breath of ciga
rette smoke they inhale imbecility
and exhale manhood; that they are
tapping their arteries as surely and
letting their life's blood out as truly
as though their veins and arteries
were severed; and that the cigarette
is a maker of invalids, criminals and
fools not men it ougnt to deter
them some. The yellow finger stain
is an emblem of deeper degradation
and enslavement than the ball and
chain.
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Early Not a Leper.
John R. Early, the North Carolin.
ian who became ill in Washington
nearly a year ago and whose case
.vas diagnosed as leprosy, is declared
not to be a leper by Dr. Bulkeley,
of the New York Skin and Cancer
hospital, where Early was taken for
treatment a week ago. Dr. Bulke
ley says that after a careful examin
ation not the slightest trace of the
baccilus of leprosy was found. But
as a precaution, he said, Early will
probably be kept at the hospital for
a week or more, so that the diagnosis
maybe confirmed by other dermatol
ogists. The doctor says Early's
trouble was a simple inflammation
of the skin caused by alkali used in
the pulp mill where he formally
worked in North Carolina.
Early was kept in isolation at
Washington for nearly a year under
the supposition that he had leprosy
and eminent physicians, including
an expert from Copenhagen, confirm
ed the diagnosis of the Washington
physicians
A Good Idea.
Guilford connty commissioners last
week ordered 100 guide posts at the
crossings and forks of all the princi
pal public roads in that county. In
addition to directing the traveler
these posts will give the distance to
the principal points in the county.
The posts are of iron and of neat de
sign. Good idea. Along with the
improvement of the public highways
this idea will be generally adopted
End public watering places will also
be provided at convenient points.
All these improvements and conven
iences are evidences of civilization
and progress. They go along with
improved farming operations and
the improvement of farm homes.
Statesville Landmark.
Davie county could use a few sign
posts to good advantage, anS'The
attention of the County Commission
er is called to the above article.
Southern's New Equipment.
Ghattanooga,' Tenn., July 13 The
Southern Railway Company has con
tracted for the use of $1,400,000
worth of new equipment, as is shown
by a lease which was filed in the of
fice of the Secretary of State in Nash
ville today. The equipment com
prises engines, coaches and baggage
cars and is leased from Edward T.
Stoesburry, of Philadelphia. The lot
consists of 25 consolidated freight
engines, 10 passenger engines, 15 six
wheel switch engines, 88 first-class
passenger cars, 3 chair cars, 6 pas
senger and baggage cars, 6 baggage
and express cars, 6 mail and baggage
cars, 6 postal cars, and 4 dining cars.
Changing The Emblem.
Bacon "Business pretty dull in
your department store, isn't it?
Egbert "No, indeed; we're very,
veiy busy."
Bacon "Doing what?"
Egbert "Taking the heads off
Teddy bears and putting possum
heads on the bodies." Yonkers
Statesman.
And Enjoyed It.
Ethel Didn't it seem an age from
the time you were engaged till you
got married? Maud Yes, but Jack
and I managed to squeeze through
it. London Tatler.
Pays to Keep Posted.
Willie I saw you kiss Sis, and if
you don't give me ten cents I'll tell.
Young Man Here's your dime.
Willie Thanks. That makes $3
I've made this season .Kansas City
Journal.
$100 REWARD, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn' that there is at
least one dreaded disease that sci
ence has been able to cure in all its
i stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a con
stitutional disease, requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
if the disease, and giving the pa
tient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprie
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AT THE PHONE.
Maud Muller, on a summer day,
Called, Number, please,'' to earn
her pay.
Before her, numbers, printed small,
Fell dowu when any one would
call.
The Judge took down his office
phone,
And made to Maud his wishes
- known.
Said he, "I'll ask you just once
more,
For four eleven-forty-fonr."
Said Maud, as mild as summer
seas,
"What number did you ask for,
pleasel"
Said he, '-I told you twice before,
It's four-eleven-forty-four."
Said Maud, and you could hear
her smile,
"Just hold the phone a little
while."
A weary interval ensued;
The wires hummed an interlude.
And broken bits of talk came o'er
The phone, and made the waiter
sore.
The wishbone-shaped receiever
hook,
He seized upon and wildly shook,
Till Maud's voice he heard once
more:
"What number are you waiting
fori"
The Judge responded with a roar,
"It's four-eleven-forty-four."
Serenely Maud made answer then,
"That line is busy: call again."
The Judge had business late that
day,
And so he merely walked away."
But as he walked he shook his
head,
And this i what he sadly said:
"Of all sad words of tongue-oi'
pen,
The saddest are, 'Busy; call a-
gain.'7
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Farmers In Politics.
Of course the politicians want
farmers tol et politics alone. The
clan of robber barons who control
the prices of bread and coal, want
to be let alone. Of course they do.
Every man who has a dishonest
purpose in his life wants his busi
ness let alone. Oh, yes, farmers
will keep out of politics when pro
fessional politicians become honest
men. They only want their em
ployees in the legislature and pub
li 3 offices to do their work honestly
and faithfully, and then they will
let them alone. But so long as
these servants are cowards, time
servers, dissimulators, toadies and
other pleasant things too numerous
to mention, just so long will farm
ers keep in politics, and contrive
to go in deeper untill they have
driven out enough of" the rascals"
to get justice for themselves.
Farmers should go into politics,
and go in to stay. Centre Har
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