Show FOREIGN missionaries for the first time bince the united states took official notice ol 01 the maEE acre of american missionaries and their converts the chinese are again slaughtering christians in the interior provinces of hie empire bat this time the victims of oriental fanaticism are aman catholic priests of other countries who have been making converts among the man chu rians and have succeeded in obtaining followers these repeated sacrifices of human live this martyrdom in the name of christiancy Christia are certainly no to the greatest possible good of arne christianity however much wo may admire the zeal abnegation self and courage with which the missionaries eo forth on their gospel preaching pere the heathens are following the dictates of in their own fanatical way they are true to the teachings of their peculiar faith what more can be expected of them that hey may merit a reward in the hereafter would they make better christians than they do he athens or would their christianity soon become a mockery as has been the experience ia the conversion of many of the indian tribes of south and central america and after all Is there not a better a nobler a more elevating work for the ministers ot christ right inobe heart of christianity than in faraway china it is not unreasonable to believe that the lifting up to a christian life of the ungodly of the slums of our great cities would be a more pleasing accomplishment in the eyes of the huler universe chaa the conversion of oil abe mighty hordes of the earth who fa deepest ignorance worship faise |