England is a
Christian nation, and there are numbers who rejoice in New Guinea as a
signal proof of the regenerating power of the Gospel of Christ. Yet, to
the Christian man, it is somewhat humiliating to find how deeply the
press of our country is stirred by the statement that Germany has annexed
the north coast of New Guinea, while it has hardly been touched by the
thrilling story of the introduction of Christianity all along the south
coast. The public mind is much exercised in discussing whether Her
Majesty's Government should annex the whole rather than proclaim a
protectorate over a part; it hardly cares to remember the names of those
who have died in trying to make known to the fierce Papuans our common
brotherhood in Christ Jesus. One can understand that this is natural;
still it will be an augury of good for the future of the English people,
when, without losing any of their legitimate interest in public affairs,
they care more for the victories won by faith alone, over ignorance,
vice, and barbarism, than for the victories won by the rifle and sword,
however just the cause may be in which these weapons are used.
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