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You’re selectively ignoring several key factors:

“they were at the time of his birth domiciled residents of the United States, having previously established and still enjoying a permanent domicil and residence therein at San Francisco; they continued to reside and remain in the United States until 1890, when they departed for China, and during all the time of their residence in the United States, they were engaged in business, and were never employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China. Wong Kim Ark, ever since his birth, has had but one residence, to-wit, in California, within the United States, and has there resided, claiming to be a citizen of the United States, and has never lost or changed that residence, or gained or acquired another residence, and neither he nor his parents acting for him ever renounced his allegiance to the United States, ...”

Above they are stating very clearly the importance that the parents were permanent immigrants and that the child grew up with a permanent home in the United States (we know neither of these are true for Obama, his papa or his mama). They also acknowledge the child could lose his U.S. citizenship by having it renounced by his parents (which would have been assured if Obama was adopted by Lolo Soetoro). The conclusion directly specifies that the permanent domicil was key to establishing jurisdictional citizenship for the child:

“The evident intention, and the necessary effect, of the submission of this case to the decision of the court upon the facts agreed by the parties were to present for determination the single question stated at the beginning of this opinion, namely, whether a child born in the United States, of parent of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a PERMANENT domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States.”

Barak Sr. did not have a permanent domicil or residence in the United States. There’s no need to say anything about the domicil or residence unless it has bearing. Clearly, under this decision, Obama cannot be a natural born citizen, and may not be a citizen period.