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RICHMOND, VL, DECEMBER, 1881.
No. 9.— Whole No. 141.
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Addrraa, l'OKKKIN MISSION JOUHNAL.
Richmond, Va.
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD
OF TUE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
Locatku AT KIUHMONII, VIUGINIA.
I’HKHtUfetST — J. I.. M. OURltY.
Vit-at.l’nn'li’BSTS.— Hiram Woods. Mil., J.
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A I'OtTon— JOSEPH K. COTTRELL.
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It communication* in reference to the buxine**
of (hi* Hoard .should be uddrc*aed to II.
Л. Тигикк,
Oonexpondiny Secretary, Richmond, I'd.
FORM OF BEQUEST.
“I hereby give ittitl 1»*<jiicatli unto the Sontlicrn
Bapll«t Convention, formed In Augusta, Ot.-or^lu,
In (lie month of May,
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anil chartered by the
hcgUlulure nf lint Stale of Georgia, by tie no*
(ias-4‘tl aatl approved Oeeembor 20th, 1845. (here
insert the amount, if in money , or ‘ subject ,’ if
other property, either real or iicrsonal,) for Foreign
Missions.”
THANK GOD.
The following appeared in the Richmond Dis¬
patch of Sunday, November 20th, 1SS1 :
"Appointment and Recognition op Mission¬
aries.— Yesterday afternoon the Hoard of For¬
eign Missions of the Southern Baptist Convention
appointed as missionaries the following gentle¬
men: Rev. \V. S. Walker, of Georgia, to Sliapgr
)jai, China ; Rev. C. W. Pruett, also of Georgia, to
I nag Chow, China ; and Rev. P. A. Eubank, of
Kentucky, to Yoruba, Africa. 'I’liese gentlemen
are all from the Southern Baptist Theological
heniinary at l.onisville, Kentucky, and are men
of piety and good scholarship, " They— at least
Ifvo of them— expect to leave tips country for
llicir fields of labor about the 1st of January next,
I o-night there will lie at the Grace-Street Bap-
hsl church a union meeting of the Baptist churches
of. the city to make a formal recognition of these
missionaries, They will address the audience.
Other speeches will he made by distinguished
gentlemen."
Rev. C. Taylor, of Texas, recommended by
tlie General Association of that State for mission-
arV 'cork in South America, was also invited
J" appear before the Hoard for examination.
Enough some untoward circumstances, the invi-
kition did mg reach him in lime to appear with
die other candidates. A telegram announces that
he will arrive shortly in Richmond. He desires
to join Rev. W. B. Bagl.y in San Paulo province
of Brazil. At this writing, Rev. P. A. Eubank is
not decided fully to start for Africa as soon as
Messrs. Walker and Pruett will leave for China.
Such is the exigency of the Yoruban Mission,
however, that the Board gave as their opinion
that he should sail by the ist of February, 1SS2.
It is Imped that another first rate man may he
found to accompany him. The Southern Baptist
Convention, in compliance with the earnest and
repeated petitions of brother David, has directed
the Board to send " two white men” to this field.
As to the missionaries to China, the Hoard
have telegraphed that they will he there, D. V.,
early next year. Should the two turn out to be
four, it will he so much belter for the stations at
Timg Chow and Shanghai, If brother Taylor
also shall represent two, the same may he said of
the Hraxilian Mission,
According to this arithmetic, there will prob¬
ably he, in a short time, at least ten new mission¬
aries in the field, including Rev. N. W. Halcomb,
who sailed for China on the 2.1II1 of October.
Hence, we say, Thank God.
The recognition meeting was an inspiring ser¬
vice. Dr. Curry, President of the Hoard, before
introducing the young missionaries, which he did
with appropriate remarks, discussed the true mo¬
tives of the missionary enterprise as the same as
those that actuated the Saviour to come to this
world, viz : love to God and to man. Hrothers
Walker and Pruett spoke well on the needs of
China ; and brother Eubank 011 “the neglect of
Africa." Rev. John Pollard, Jr., D. D., gave a
cheering view of the w'orld’s evangelization.
Dr. Hatcher, pastor of the church, thought the
exercises should he rounded
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IT by a collection,
which was taken. Drs. Hawthorne, McDonald,
Corey and Rev. S. C. Olopton, conducted the devo¬
tional part of the exercises. The results of the
meeting, we trust, will be as lasting as eternity.
Will not Georgia and Kentucky come up fully
to the support of these choice and chosen sons of
their Commonwealths? Will not the wlwlecountry,
represented by the Southern baptist Convention,
hear them, and the others gone and soon to go,
upon their hearts before a Throne of Grace ? I.el
the common sentiment be Thank God.
LETTER PROM. DR. TAYLOR.
27 Via dki. Tisatko Vali-k, Rome, Italy, 1
October 12, 18S1. I
My Dear Rro/her--] reached here a few days
since, in very fair health and good spirits, and the
same is true of brother and sister Eager, who are
preparing to begin housekeeping in the depart¬
ment of our mission-house, till now occupied by
Sig. Cocorda and his family.
1 presume vou received my letter written at
Torre Pellice In August last. Just before coming
to Rome, I made another visit to Torre Pellice,
and found that the chapel was making satisfactory
progress. It lias called out some hitter and dis¬
graceful articles, which appear in a Waldensian
paper published in the Valleys. Hut we can af¬
ford to hear this. It is the old story. My only ,
anxiety is as to the money, and I await with inter¬
est your reply to my letter.
beginning September 28th, the general meeting
of our evangelists was held in Milan, and con¬
tinued for six days.
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warm welcome was given
to brother Eager and to Count Torre. The fol¬
lowing subjects were discussed and acted upon :
The Seminatote; a new hymn-book fund for dis¬
abled ministers and for widows and orphans of
deceased evangelists; Systematic beneficence,
and incidently, many points of church orders and
discipline. The debates were lively and some¬
times even stormy, for there exist some radical
differences of opinion, and Italians always express
themselves with more warmth of manner than
Anglo Saxons. Hut, in the end, love always
triumphed, as love must ever triumph, when
Christian men discuss the interests of their Re¬
deemer’s cause. Reports were heard from such
evangelists as had communications to make, either
peculiarly interesting or confidential in their na¬
ture. These reports called out criticism, advice,
sympathy, according to circumstances. The most
profound impression was made by the statements
of Sig. Volpi concerning his field and work. All
felt that in view of the peculiar difficulties and perils
encountered by him, he needed and merited to
lie home up by our prayers. Sig. Cossu of the
Island of Sardinia presented to the meeting an
idolatrous hook of devotion, which had been sur¬
rendered to him on the conversion of its owner.
He also showed 11s a beautiful silver chalice which
lie had just received as a gift to the Cagliari church
front one of its members now residing in the island
of Sicily. It was accompanied by a letter which
breathed the spirit of apostolic times.
At my request, the meeting took up the ques¬
tion of the new combinations to he made. The
subject, being a complicated and difficult one, oc¬
cupied a considerable time, and many plans were
discussed and suggestions made. Finally, with
great unanimity, the following arrangement was
decided on. Colombo goes to Milan ; Cocorda to
Naples ; 1’asclielto and Torre come to Rome. It
is a relief to me that all the evangelists themselves
solved the question, and 1 am glad that it was
solved in a way to meet my approbation. The
expense of these changes is heavy, but it is una¬
voidable. 1 hope good things for Rome. Pas-
clietlo is edifying and practical; Torre, eloquent
and popular. He made a fine impression by his
dignified and courteous bearing and by his able
discourse. Every night one or more of the
brethren preached to a good congregation. My
greatest objection to the. new plan is the removal
of Paschetto from Milan, where he is doing well
and is greatly beloved. The Sunday-School was
at Hochiin when the children and youth learned
that they were to lose their minister and instruc¬
tor. When Professor Torre develones a little, and
brother Eager begins to preach in the chapel, Pas¬
chetto will probably go to help Ferraris, at Torre
Pellice. Thus is settled a question over which I
have thought and prayed constantly for many
months. May the Lord crown with his own life-
giving benediction what lias been done.
Sig. Cocorda has been away several Sundays,
and his place has been supplied by Sig. Arbana-
vich. our teacher. He is a valuable man, and bis
wife, who has the female department, is just as
good as he. We are trying to push the school,
and to make it a feeder for the Sunday-School.
1 trust the Hoard will consent to this new enter¬
prise, which \ve were obliged to assume on our
own responsibility or lose the chance.
Mrs. Taylor and brother and sister Eager unite
in kindest regards.
Very afiectionately yours in Christ,
Gko. H. Tavlok.
WOMAN-PHYSICIAN FUND.
Receipts from October 16th to November
18/Л
, 1SS1.
D. O. Davis $1,
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H. Cbalkley $1, L. R. Warren
#5, Mrs. James Thomas, Jr., #10, W. C. Johns $3,
Thos. F. Pollard $10, T. C. Williams $20, H. Petty
$ 10, Mrs. J. H. Jeter j. 10. — Total, $70.
The above amount has been remitted to our
medical student in Philadelphia. Will our friends
increase the fund at once to the four hundred
dollars needed?
II. A. TuiTiuK, Trustee of Fund.
