Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . to do much as yet in the direc-tion of organized effort, but a steady, and in many instances successful,moral influence has been exerted. Instruction, precept, example, andthe introduction of more intelligent and sensible methods have donemuch to lessen the evils which afflict the young. The Christian impulsein the parental heart is distinctively humane in its tendencies. Naturalaffection and the ties of kinship are, of course, everywhere influential insafeguarding the interests of children; but ignorance, super
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . to do much as yet in the direc-tion of organized effort, but a steady, and in many instances successful,moral influence has been exerted. Instruction, precept, example, andthe introduction of more intelligent and sensible methods have donemuch to lessen the evils which afflict the young. The Christian impulsein the parental heart is distinctively humane in its tendencies. Naturalaffection and the ties of kinship are, of course, everywhere influential insafeguarding the interests of children; but ignorance, superstition,barbaric customs, and the brutal lapses to which human nature is sostrangely addicted, are all in array against the weak and helpless child-hood of the world. Christianity not only softens the heart and stirs thesympathies, thus giving a new sacredness to infant life, and creating 1 Krupabai Satthianadhan, Miscellaneous Writings, p. 13. 2 Storrs, The Divine Origin of Christianity, p. 146. Cf. also ibid., NoteXIV, p. 464, for quotations from the early Christian o . 2 H 4< THE SOCIAL RESULTS OF MISSIONS 213 a social conscience regarding its treatment, but it addresses itself witha vigorous imperative to the quickening of philanthropic and reverentviews of duty to children as an important part of human society. Fresh illustrations of this kindly ministry to childhood present them-selves in the noble work of the American missionaries in Asia Minorwho have received and still care for many deso-late orphans who lost parents and guardians in The rescue of orphansthe recent dreadful massacres. Many a helpless and famine waifs-child has also been rescued in the famine districtsof India and saved from lingering suffering and death by the hand ofmissionary philanthropy. We have two orphans in our home, writesthe Rev. C. E. Petrick, of Sibsagor, Assam, who are Eurasians, theirfather being an Englishman. They are fine little girls, and when they wereoffered to us it was
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