Race Prejudice Against the Chinese
By Editor
THE New York Tribune says that the recent reports in regard to the outrageous crimes of the Chinese in that city are untrue; that the movement against them by the assistant priest and members of the Church of the Transfiguration, was prompted by race prejudice. The priest in charge of the church disapproves the action, and declares that “these heathen are no worse than many Christians.” Taking the word “Christian” in the accommodated sense in which it is now used, we have no doubt that his statement is true. We would by no means apologise for heathen immorality, which we know is great; what we say is that a wicked deed is none the worse because it is done by a Chinaman. If there is any difference, it is certainly in favor of the heathen.