Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . es in the first instance the form of fines, which be-come the perquisites of the authorities. In Siam the felicitous ex-death to disobey them. Although their power has in some aspects been curtailed bythe presence of the English magistrate, their will is still paramount so far as the in-ternal administration of the tribe is concerned. The government is a despotic mon-archy. It is true every chief has his parliament, which consists of his sons, nephews,uncles, and cousins, but, generally speaking, these exist onl
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . es in the first instance the form of fines, which be-come the perquisites of the authorities. In Siam the felicitous ex-death to disobey them. Although their power has in some aspects been curtailed bythe presence of the English magistrate, their will is still paramount so far as the in-ternal administration of the tribe is concerned. The government is a despotic mon-archy. It is true every chief has his parliament, which consists of his sons, nephews,uncles, and cousins, but, generally speaking, these exist only to endorse hisspeeches and acts, and to supplement all his words with, Thou hast spoken well,O chief! Said a man to me the other day, We must obey the chief even thoughwe know he is wrong. This describes the whole attitude of the Bechuana towardtheir chiefs. —Rev. Alfred S. Sharp (W. M. S.), Mafeking, Bechuanaland. 1 The Native States of India, p. 3; Raghavaiyangar, Progress of the Ma-dras Presidency During the Last Forty Years, pp. 9, 31. 2 Lawrence, The Valley of u E- THE SOCIAL EVILS OF THE NON-CHRISTIAN WORLD 261 pression for ruling is eating, since the rulers metaphorically eatthe people. 1 In China the system of squeezing is reduced to a science, and isone of the fine arts of government. The imposition of taxes becomesthe ready expedient to which Chinese officials re-sort in reimbursing themselves for the expenses The science ofincidental to securing their political position. The squeezing •• in and extortion which characterize Chi-nese taxation rest as a crushing burden upon an industrious people,-and afford to unscrupulous officials a constant opportunity for abusingtheir authority for the sake of personal Official rapacityin some instances overleaps itself, and the desperate people are drivento violence and revenge, which they often administer in the form ofpunishment upon the officials In times of political e
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