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374 and his case without regard to his rights before the law of the just.

Mob violence hunts him by day and by night like the fierce lion of the forest in search of his prey. In the name of our glorious American flag we ask, Why is this so? He is not responsible as yet for his condition. He is in no way responsible for his presence in America, being brought here against his own will.

And surely he is a human being, created in the image of a just God, who made alike the black man, the white man, the red man and the Chinaman in His own image.

Surely the God who rules in heaven and in earth without error, and who is void of partiality in any form, would not be partial in dealing with the highest order of His created beings.

In 2 Samuel, 14:14, we read: "Neither doth God respect any person. "In 1 Peter, 1:17, we read: "Who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to very man's work." We read in Acts 17:26: "Hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth." In addition to these references the whole account of redemption through Jesus Christ shows beyond all question that God has not only been just in creating all men equals but has further manifested that justice by His provisions for the redemption of all men through the one medium, the blood of His crucified Son, Jesus Christ.

It would seem to the writer that to charge God with partiality in the creation or redemption of man is simply to deny that He is just, which is to deny Him of an