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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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record his observations for what they are worth for the
benefit of those who are not so fortunate as himself in being
able to penetrate to little-visited regions. And perhaps the
impressions formed by one who has now had a varied
experience of dealing with peoples of other religions than
his own may not only be of interest to the people at home,
but may also prove of some help to the workers on the spot.
These latter will, at any rate, know that interest is taken in
their work, and if criticism is sometimes hostile, they will
remember that it is only by criticism and opposition that high
standards ever are kept up. If no interest was shown in the
work, if the traveller merely passed by on the other side,
and never recorded a single impression of it, and if no criticism
were ever offered, assuredly the standard would lower, the zeal
would flag, and listlessness come on.
I may say at once, then, that my sympathies are entirely
with the missionaries, and having seen the noble men I have
met with in the far interior of China, and realized the
sacrifices they have made, I say that the hearts of all true
Englishmen and of all true Christian nations ought to go out
to encouraging and helping those who have given up everything
in this life to do good to others. I only wish that those who
from the prosperous, comfortable homes of their native country
so severely criticize missionary enterprise, could see one of
those splendid French missionaries whom I met in North
Manchuria, and who had gone out there for his life and would
never see his home again. I feel sure that any fair-minded
Englishman would see that this was a real man—a man to
whom his sympathies might truly go out, and who was really
likely to contribute to the elevation of the human race.
All missionaries are not of this same high standard. But
because some missionaries have found their strength inadequate
for the task before them, and have discovered that the fire of
enthusiasm has died out in the clear light of everyday life,
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