Show In fin Def Defense nse of 91 Missionaries s A shallower shallower- and more vulgar accusation accusation against missionaries revivalists revivalists revival revival- a and d preachers preacher r g generally is i. that while the po poor poor r and the suffering are arell all ll around and near them they live Uve on n the fat of the land are well clothed well housed raise families and accumulate accumulate accumulate accum accum- property Such a. a assertions are are broadly false There is scarcely a a nook or corner comer of the ea earth eath th where consecrated consecrated consecrated con con- men are not struggling in penury penury to uplift dense communities This fact c could uld be clearly elucidated by Bishop R If he he hech ch chose se to publish his know knowledge edge of conditions in Inthe inthe the Hawaiian Islands alone It is ij by local missionary expert experiences fo for three quarters of a century But suppose it were were true as In a few cases it is tr true tb that t specially qualified qualified quaIl fied ministers r receive receive i e large salaries salaries- what then Does Does that circumstance throw even a shad shadow w on their ther sincerity sincerity sincer sincer- ity Why should they should they not be be paid for lor their fruitful labors in raising human beings troth from from sin or or- misery misery- As a well well- known Ho Honolulu ol lu att attorney rn y said the theother theother theother if able abla is- is well wellis other d day 44 y-if y if an n i l. is compensated for serving his c clients why should not an an attorney retained for the Almighty be permitted to live and support his family in comfort The laborer is worthy of his hire A true true minister needs and should have an equivalent for h his work work and be be relieved from the strain of anticipated anticipated antici antici- pat d or or realized poverty poverty He should also be enabled to provide for those near and dear t to him Usually his charities are unostentatious numerous numerous numer numer- ous cus ous and unheralded He should also h have ve good food because 9 among other things he is fitted to enjoy enjoy- it It The revival that started in Wales has spread like an accumulating wave I over Christendom and is la filling Its mission mission mission mis mis- sion in this thIs' distant settlement of the extreme West Wherever It has haJJ touched It has ha's refreshed and inv invigorated invigorated gor mankind There would be cio 10 lo lomore more cogent proof of human progress progress toward that real fraternity fraternity in in which h heven even the dreams dreams' of of prophet seer and priest are some day to be translated Into Honolulu fact Honolulu Con Commercial ner a Ad Ad- |