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Show . Civilization and Missions. There Is a question that Is larger than government or trade, and that Is tho moral well-being of tho vast millions mil-lions who have come under the protection protec-tion of modern governments. The representative rep-resentative of the Chrlstlnn religion must havo his place side by side with tho mnn of government and trnde, and for generations that representative must bo supplied in tho person of tho foreign missionary from America and Europe. Civilization can only ,bo permanent per-manent and continue a blessing to any people If, in addition to promoting their material well being, it also stands for an orderly Individual liberty, liber-ty, for tho growth of Intelligence nnd for equal justice In tho administration of law. Christianity nlono meets theso fundamental requirements. The chnnge of sentiment In favor of tho foreign missionary in a single generation genera-tion has beon remarkable. |