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Foreign Mission J oubnal
I**uMIn!mm1 Momiily t»y the Foreign IUIknIoii ISonrtl of the Southern
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Convention.
"ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH.
00 YE , THEREFORE , AND TEACH ALL NATIONS .”
Vol. 11.— New Series. RICHMOND, VA., DECEMBER, 1879.
No. 9.— Whole No. 117.
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FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL
RATES PER ANNUM :
One copy . . . . . . . '< cts.
Four copli'H Hliil over, lo
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better, mill notify uh pimstpri.v of any chinaru la iiildrcwt.
/Uldre-s, FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL,
RICHMOND, Va.
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD
OF THE 80UTIIERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
I.ot-ATKt) AT RICHMOND, VIIiOINIA.
l’ltKSlUKNT— J. I,. HI. CUItUY.
Vick-I'I!i:«iiiknt4.— Illrnm Woods, Mil.. J. A. Hackett,
I.n„ J. It. Jeter,
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II. II. MtOnllum. Fin., T. II. Pritch¬
ard. N. (!.,
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I., Harrows liy.. S. HeaJersoa, Alabama,
W. Pope Yeamaa, J4o„ ,T. II. I. Ink, Texas, W. I.. Kilpatrick,
(Fa,, .1. O. Funniia, S. O., Malt. HlUsmnii, Telia., T. P.
I/ipy, Ark.
nimitnerosiilNo Skoiiktauy— II.
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TiiBAiUltKli— J.
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WILLIAMS.
Riit'Oltm.NO SutniKTAitv— ' W. II. CJWATHMEY.
AfldTOlt— JOS HI’H F. COTTRELL.
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op MANAOltits,— E. W. Warren, J. II. Watkins. H.
K. Ellyemi, W. K. Hatcher, 10. Wortham, Henry McDonald,
W. Ooddln, H. H. Harris, A. 10. Dickinson, J. W. Jones,
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II.
Clarke. J. II. Winston, T. J. Evans,
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II. Winston, S. G.
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A ll communications in reference tc the business
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this Hoard should be addressed to II.
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Tuiteh,
Corresponding Secretary, Richmond, Va.
FORM OF BEQUEST.
•• l lit'i'oliy give mid bequeath unto the Southern
baptist Convention, formed in Augusta, Georgia,
lit (lie month of
Мну,
1845, and chartered by the
Legislature of the State of Georgia, by tin net
liaised and approved December 20th, 1845, (here
insert the amount, if in money , or 'subject,1 f
oilier property, either real or personal,) for Foreign
Missions.”
OUR EUROPEAN MISSION.
Part III.— 1S77— 1S78.
Guo. U. Taylor, D. D.
Important Jinptisms and Changes.
Mr. Taylor reported: “On the night of Juno
!hl, 1S77, I baptized Signor ISellondi In the locality
where so many Christians were drowned. * * 4
Aug. ~Sth. In Ilarl, Signor Volpi, tile minister of
the Free church, lias, with his deacon, been baptized,
and will take Baslle’s place, who has long desired
to go elsewhere. It is pretty certain that all of
Volpi’s mein hers will go with him. Signor Volpi
i* regarded as a laborious and successful evangelist.
* * * Oct. Oth, 1S77 : I now write prin¬
cipally to say that I have accepted (lie proposition
of Count I’apengouth to turn over to us one-half
ot the work, we assuming all tiie responsibility
and expense of one of the Locales, and conduct¬
ing a mission entirely independent, but with the
most harmonious relations with that conducted
by Mr. I’apungoutli. Colombo is very happy to
remain in Naples under this arrangement, and I
Feel thankful for such a solution of the problem.
I lie only trouble is an increase of expense. Rut
*n this, as in the ease of Signor Volpi, the advance
movement seemed necessary; and, moreover, there
was no time to write and consult the Board. Oo-
corda Is la Northern Italy. Ills place is partly
supplied by brother Berniatto, of whose baptism I
wrote you last May. The Vatican school Is opened
well. The congregations at Monte Citorio are very
fair. But wo luck the life-giving spirit. * *
“We fixed upon Barlettaasa new station for Ba¬
ilie. Twelve years ago an Interesting work was
begun there by our brother Glauinni, which was
broken up by a cruel massacre.
“On the 15th October, llasllo thus wrote me from
Burletta : 1 1 came here day before yesterday, and
having religiously preserved some names given me
by Gianinni of the survivors of that slaugther of
March 19, 1 S(iG, I betook myself to one of these
dear brethren. Signor Salminicl, who received me
cordially, and introduced me to some others whom
[ found to he faithful. 1 explained the object of
my visit, and expressed my interest in them and
my desire to labor for and with them. They ap¬
proved my sentiments, but, jealous of their liberty
in Christ, feared that I was coining to impose some
human rules or systems upon them. I declared
that such was not the wish either of our board or
myself, adding that I desired order for tiie sake of
liberty.’
“Soon after tills visit, Basilu established himself
in Barletta,.arid wrote me as follows: ‘ We have
had a meeting of eight persons, all brethren tried
in tiie furnace from tiie 1 0th of March, 1800, until
to-day. They live in an element of martyrdom,
but have not abandoned their Saviour. Others arc
dispersed, or absent in the country, but we hope
tiie good example of these will recall them. O,
what shakes of the hand ! What welcomes ! What
Joy shone on the faces of these modest heroes of
I lie gospel ! An aged brother, one of the most
pious I have ever met, concluded the meeting with
a simple and fervent prayer. Wo have need of
Bibles and Testaments, for many of these breth¬
ren remain without them, the priests having, by
means of wives and relatives, sequestrated them.
The priests and friars, always enemies of Christ,
know of my arrival, and have ordered prayers for
the undoing of the heretics. We will use prudence,
but will not play the coward. We have need that
the brethren light for us at a throne of grace. It
is morally impossible that tiie old scenes can be re¬
newed ; hut it is not for the want of will on the
part of those butchers. Until wo have a regular
Locale, tiie meetings will he held in my house.”
Tiie Board appropriated to tiie mission, for tiie
year, $S,500.
Dr. Taylor and his work.
Our missionary to Africa, Rev. W. .T. David,
visiting Italy for his health, wrote :
“ I am grateful to God for the privilege of meet¬
ing and conversing with brother Taylor. Oil ! how
Illy soul has been longing anil thirsting for Chris¬
tian communion with a sympathetic heart. I feel
strengthened and encouraged for the physical and
spiritual trials on which I am about to enter.”
Dr. Prime, of tiie Observer, wrote : “Reverend
Dr. Taylor is a man of decided character; with a
clear and vigorous intellect, a tender and glowing
heart, and such a sound judgment as secures for
him the respect and confidence of all who repre¬
sent Protestant missions in Rome. By his invita¬
tion I attended his Sunday-schools, and found four
or five different rooms filled with children of vari¬
ous ages, from the infant class to youth of sixteen.
An eillclent corps of teachers were giving instruc¬
tion in the Scriptures. They were all assembled
in the largest hall, and engaged In singing hymns;
and the parents of some of the children coming in,
addresses were made to them and to the schools.
The walls were hung with the American and tiie
Italian flags. Texts of Scripture were inscribed.
These rooms are filled every day of tiie week with
scholars. In the evening they are occupied by
young men studying the Bible. In another part
of tiie town is the Baptist church, where tiie gos¬
pel is faithfully preached by the Rev. Mr. Cocorda,
and in at least seven other places in Italy preach¬
ing stations arc maintained under tiie superinten¬
dence of Dr. Taylor. * * * *
“ These missions form an important part of the
great work now in progress for the spread of evan¬
gelical religion in this land of Papal darkness. To
the eye of unbelief it may seem the day of very small
things. But it is enough to plant tlm seed, and
the rains of Heaven will descend upon it to tiie re¬
demption of Italy. Now is tiie time to sow the
seed of the Word. Dr. Taylor is able to extend
his missions and multiply the number of laborers
just as fast as he has tiie means of supporting
them. And you may be certain that lie is judi¬
cious, careful, and wide-awake.”
Rome Chapel.
Among other trials, the perplexities attending
the 'purchase of this chapel bore heavily on Mr.
Taylor, lie said : “The past year lias been to me
one of anxiety. Often, had 1 consulted the flesh,
would I have sought a lield involving less care and
responsibility.” On November Gtii tiie Board, un¬
willing longer to restrict our missionary rigidly to
tiie funds collected for tiie chapel, “resolved that
* * if brother Taylor, at an expense of not more
than $25,000, can obtain a house and lot, such as
our mission needs, lie be authorized to make the
purchase.” The following communications from
Mr. Taylor were reported to the Convention : “On
March 17th, after much treating, I made a dell-
nlto oiler of 129,000 Lire ($25,S00) cash for the
house in Via Theatro della Valle, which lias been
before us for more than a year. * ’ *
April 30th. — Yesterday I drew on tiie Treasurer of
the Board for $5,000, gold, fifteen days after sight,
and for $20,000, gold, three months after sight, * 4
By God’s great mercy the affair seems happily ter¬
minated. * * I trust God will continue to smile
upon us, giving us by tiie approaching autumn a
complete chapel.” A report presented by Dr. B.
Manly and adopted by tiie Convention, bold tiiis
language: “Our hearts are cheered by the evi¬
dence of good accomplished, of souls converted,
of three native ministers raised up in God’s provi¬
dence during tho year, and of the thirty-two bap¬
tisms, and over fifty hopeful inquirers at our ten cen¬
ters of labor and inllucuce throughout I tuly. We are
strongly impressed with the prudence, as well as
tho earnestness and zeal with which our work lias
been conducted amid multiplied embarrassments
and discouragements. *
“ The long-wished-for Locale in tho city of Rome
lias been purchased, and we arc now able to enjoy
the advantage of a settled habitation for our mis-
