"Melican Heathen" Not Up to His Standard
THOSE who come to our shores from heathen lands are quick to see the inconsistencies of professing Christians. A story is told of a Chinaman who applied for a position as house servant with a family which belonged to a fashionable church. Among the inquiries proposed by the mistress of the house were the following: The position was given him, and he proved to be a very capable servant. After a time the lady gave a bridge party, with wine accompaniments. The Chinaman did his part during the evening acceptably, but the next morning he said to his mistress, "I want quit." "Why? What is the matter?" "I Clistian man. I told you so before. I no work for Melican heathen!" It is useless to pray for the heathen at our doors, so long as we do the things that are inconsistent with the Christian profession. — Onward.