| Show In Defense of Missionaries A shallower and more vulgar accusation accu-sation against missionaries revival ists and preachers generally Is that while the poor and tho suffering nro all around nail near them they live on the fat of tho land are well clothed well housed raise families and accumulate accum-ulate property Such assertions aro broadly false There Is scarcely a nook or corner of the earth whore consecrated con-secrated men are not struggling In penury to uplift dense communities This fact could he clearly elucidated by lilsliop Hcstarlck If ho chose to publish his knowledge of conditions In the Hawaiian Islands alone It Is oluclnted by local missionary experiences experi-ences for threequarters of a century But suppose it were true ns In a few cases it is true that specially qualified quali-fied ministers receive largo salaries what then Does that circumstance throw even a shadow on their sincerity sincer-ity Vliy should they not be paid for their fruitful labors In raising human beings from sin or misery As a well known Honolulu attorney said the other daIf nn able lawyer Is well compensated for serving his clients why should not an attorney retained for tho Almighty ho permitted to live nnd support his family In comfort The laborer Is worthy of his hire A true minister needs and should have nn equivalent for his work and be relieved from tho strain of anticipated antici-pated or realized poverty Ho should also bo enabled to provide for those near and dear to him Usually his charities nro unostentatious numerous numer-ous and unheralded He should also have good food because among other things ho Is fitted to enjoy it The revival that started In Wale has spread like nn accumulating wnvo over Christendom nnd Is filling Its mission mis-sion In this distant settlement of tho extreme West Wherever It has touched it has refreshed and invigorated Invigor-ated mankind Thoro would bo no more cogent proof of human progress toward that real fraternity in which even the dreams of prophet seer and priest aro some day to be translated Into fact Honolulu Commercial Advertiser Ad-vertiser |
