Foreign Mission Journal, March 1885

FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL. Published Monthly by tlio Foreign MIshIoh Board of tbo Southern Baptist Convention. "all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth, go ye, therefore, and teach ALL NATIONS.” Vol. 10— Now Serit RICHMOND, VA„ MARCH, 1883. No. 8.— Wholo No. 200. I Entered the РовЮ1Псв at Itlchmood, ««condcJaee raatter.J Foreign Mission Journal. RATES PER ANNUM: I. For paper* separately addressed, either to same •r to different yoetofllcee : One copy . ЗЛ cU. Three copies Qfl, or . . . SSHcU. apiece. II. For раекя**** sent to one person, who shall be responsible for their distribution : Four coplea for $1, or more at . 26 cte. Twenty-live copies for $ft. or more at. .....20 cts. One Hundred coulee for #1 fl, or more at.. 16 cu JT-J’leMO remit by Draft, Postal Order, or In tere.l Letter, and notify ue promptly of any In add roes. Address, FORKIGN MISSION JOURNAL, Richmond, va. FOREIGN MISSION BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, LociTSD if RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. 1-nMiDEHT— J. 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We had some fears that the reduction of rates would take it down from its self-supporting position. We are glad to report, however, that the increase of circulation promises to make up fully for the decrease ill price. ' “Tim Story of Hai-tist Missions.” on further examination, impresses us even more favorably. It is not a history, and there¬ fore properly omits many facts and details. The picture it presents makes up for the want of elaborate drawing, by very taste¬ ful and striking colors, anti this, to most readers, will make it all the more impressive. For sale by the publisher, Chancy K. Barnes, 707 Olivo street, St. Louis. HISTORICAL SKETCHES. III. SHANTUNG MISSIONS— 1680. In the preparation of sketches, at odd moments snatched from other work, meet several difficulties. One is a fullness of material for which we have not room. Another, quite of nil opposite character, is inability to find just exactly the information we want on minor points ; a third is abso¬ lute and irreconcilable conflict between authorities. For example, the Foreign Missionary Manual, on which we have con fidentiy relied, in giving the latitude and longitude of stations, makes Tung Chow 7 minutes north and П minutes east of Chefoo, but the maps all put it a little north of west. On another point the maps are at variance— some lay down the Hoang Ho or Yellow river as flowing eastward and emp¬ tying, south of the Province of Shantung, into the Yellow sea ; others make it turn northward through the western portion of Ike province, and pour its waters into the Pe-chi-li gulf— we suspect that the former represents the natural course of the river in which it flowed years ago, and the later is its present channel, cut for itself by floods, with the aid of the digging done on the same line in constructing the Grand canal. At any rate, Shangtung is n province a Httle larger than Virginia and West Virginia «ombined, being In nearly the same latitude, V»., u> and with a proportion of lowlands and mountains almost the same ns these States. The Hoang or Whang river, which rises in Central Asia, runs up north into Tartary, then returns to China, and formerly, as we take it, washed the southern portion of the province, now forms its western border. North and east lie the Pe-chi-li gulf and the Yellow sea, the mountain chains running out northeastward into the promontory which makes the gulf. Chefoo, the princi¬ pal port and the post-office of our missiona¬ ries, is on a fine harbor not far from the point of this promontory. It is a regular calling place for the steamers which ply be tween Shanghai and the port of Pekin, and being delightfully situated on the sea, and at the same time near the mountains, has be¬ come quite a health resort for Europeans resident in the East. It is about COO miles by water from Shanghai, over -100 in straight line, almost due north. Tung Chow, CO miles west of Chefoo, is also on a hill overlooking the sea, but it has a poor har¬ bor, and, therefore, is not visited by steam¬ ships. Whang Mien and Shang Tswang are in the interior, south or southwest from Tung Chow. THE PIONEERS. James Landrum Holmes, born in Preston county, \V. Va., graduated from Colnm bian college in 1858, married soon after Miss Sallie J. Little, of Cumberland, Md., and arrived at Shanghai in February, 1850. Here they procured a Chi-nan-foo teacher, and made arrangements to enter the pro¬ vince as soon as a treaty, then pending be tween China and England, should be rati¬ fied. In the summer they went up to Che Too and to Tung Chow, but were compelled to return. The next year Mr. Holmes se¬ cured a house in Chefoo, and in December took Mrs. II. and their infant daughter to this, the scene of his brief labors. They were accompanied by Rev. Jesse II. Hart¬ well, a native of Darlington, S. C., who had been graduated from Furman University in 1850, spent a year as professor in Mt. Leba¬ non University, La., married Miss Jewett, of Macon. Ga., and had sailed for Shanghai in November, 1S5S, arriving there in March following — bis removal to a more northern climate seemed necessary for the sake of health. After a tour of inspection, it was agreed that Mr. and Mrs. Holmes should re¬ main at Chefoo, while Mr. and Mrs. Hart¬ well opened a station at Tung Chow. In October, 1801, bands of murderers and robbers, connected with the Tai ping re¬ bellion, were ravaging the country not far from Cheefoo. Mr. Holmes, who, the year before, had visited the rebel headquarters at Nanking, went out, in company with Rev. Mr. Parker, of the Episcopal mission, to make terms for the safety of the people. Neither lie nor his were in danger, but he had just buried his little daughter, and he longed to save other children. Eight days afterwards the mangled bodies of the two heralds were recovered ; the story of their murder has neverbeen told. The next year Mrs. Holmes, with her son, born in June, 1862, removed to Tung Chow. At this place Mr. Hartwell organized the North Street church, which grew rapidly. Mrs. Hartwell died in 1870, leaving several small children, whom thestricken father broughtto America the next year. He again married and went back to China in 1872, but the continued illness of his wife compelled a final return in 1876, since which lie has been laboring among the Chinese in San Francisco. Rev. T. P. Crawford, a native of Warren county, Ky., was graduated from Union University, Tenn., in 1851, married Miss Martha Foster, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and sailed for China in November following. Arriving at Shanghai in March, 1862, they labored there (with an interval of a visit home,) till 1803, when they removed to Tung Chow. He wrote: "Our work goes on the same as when we drew funds from the Hoard, except that we print no books. Of course it comes hard on us to support ourselves and the mission work, but we it is nothing compared to the burdens our poor brethren of the South have to bear.’ In December, I860, he organized the Monu¬ ment Street church. The two churches in the same city had differences which led to much trouble until a few years back.. It has been finally settled by the practical abandonment of the North Street church Dr. and Mrs. Crawford are still in Tung Chow, and have been much blessed in their labors. REINFORCEMENT. Miss Eddie H. Moon, of Albemarle county, Va., educated at the Richmond Female Institute, went out in 1872, and was supported by the missionary society of the Institute. Complete failure of her health compelled her to return in 1870. Meantime, her sister, Miss Lottie Moon, educated at Hollins' and at the Albemarle Female Jnsti »ute, after a brilliant career as teacher in Kentucky and Georgia, had gone out in 1873, and is still there, laboring among the women of Tung Chow and of the surround ing villages. Within the last three and a. half years, this mission has been more strongly rein¬ forced than any other. Rev. N. W. Hal comb, a native of Kentucky, reared in Missouri and graduated from William Jewell College, after a partial course in Crozer Seminary, sailed in October, 18S1, and reached Tung Chow January G, 1SS2. On the 22d of July, 18S4, he married at Chefoo Miss Mattie M. Roberts, of Brownsville, Ky,, educated at Lebanon, O., who liad gone out in January. Rev. C. W. Pruitt, of Daw¬ son county, Ga., educated at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, reached Tung Chow on the 0th of February, 18S2, in September following married Miss Ida R Tiffany, of Wisconsin, who had gone out on the same steamer as a missionary of the Presbyterian Board. Her death, October 19, 1884, has cast a gloom over all the mis¬ sion, for which her cheerful presence was a constant charm. Rev. J. M. Joiner, born in Georgia, resident in Louisiana, graduated from Mississippi College and from the Semi¬ nary at Louisville, married Miss Mary Eager October 10, 1884, and set out imme¬ diately. With them went Rev. E. E. Davault, of Sullivan county, Tenn., a gradu ate of Carson College and of the Seminary, and Mrs. Davault nee Laura A. Murrah, of Russell county, Ky. The younger members of the mission had plans for an advance interior towards the white fields prepared by floods and famine to receive the truth, but there are many ad¬ versaries, and they have been “let hitherto.” We trust that a great and effectual door will yet be opened, and that the present de¬ lay may make them more fully "wait on the Lord." The last annual report from Tung Chow told of a steady advance, nine bap¬ tized, present number 109. the last of April. This leaves only two months for colleclions which can go into the returns of the current year. It will be re¬ membered that the liberality of a year ago encouraged us to send out large reinforce¬ ments, and to press forward all along our line of out-posts. Shall it become necessary to check this advance, to retrench here and withdraw there? No mere paper resolu¬ tions but the solid contributions of March and April must answer this question. That all may see exactly how the case stands, we print the receipts for the year ending April 30, 1884, and in a parallel col¬ umn a complete exhibit of contributions from same sources received from May 1st, 1884, to February 17th, 1885. The total last year was In round numbers 580,000; the sum needed this year is at le.-ujt fl00,000. To make It up will require an increase of 20 per cent, or one-fifth, over last year's receipts. At this time a year ago the Treasurer had received 542,800; the present figures, J45, 000, show an advance of less than 5 per cent, and cause real apprehension that we may not reach the 5100,000. Will brethren ex¬ amine the table below, eacli with reference to his own State, and make a vigorous effort to complete the full amount. Some have fallen far short; there is still time to make amends. Some have been more blessed, they ought to bear the infirmities of the weaker. ,S3j-j 1S94-J. Alabama, (ЦонВ) . - | 4,988.00 5 (lOneitki) Alabama, (eoitrilitiou) . 2,500.33 1,682.48 Arkansas . - . 1,080.70 630.01 Florida . 514.36 Georgia . 0,094.00 Kentucky . 10,474.40 Louisiana . 1,301.30 Maryland . 4,945.03 Mississippi . 3,013.27 Missouri . 0,211.89 North Carolina . 4,5G2.0t South Carolina . 7,000,83 Tennessee . 2,158 83 Texas . 12,804.20 Virginia . 10,377.04 West Virginia...- . 121.27 Other States . 400.03 351.81 3.S83.60 0,007.27 047.06 2,309.79 2,630.42 3,835.32 3,418.03 5,050.01 1,834.82 4,841.47 5,009.21 106.10 30G.6G OUR TREASURY. As the fiscal year is drawing towards its close, we begin to look anxiously at the re¬ ceipts, and to make comparisons with past years to see how we are likely to come out. The acknowledgments in this number, 54,800, in four weeks, show improvement over several preceding months, but fall far below the present and pressjng needs. The Convention meets at Augusta, Ga, on Wednesday, the 0th of May. To have the reports printed in time, they must be closed 579,003.29 515,043.23 There was contributed last year in March 514,000, in April 522,500; total, 537,100; for this year we need for these months 555,000. How much of this ought you to give ? How much ought your church to raise ? What can you do to stir up the pure minds of your brethren and provoke them to good works? Before you answer these questions please turn and read over again the last letters from all the fields. Hear the persistent and oft repeated cal! of Bagby and Taylor for means to fit up places of worship and for more laborers in the whitening fields of Brazil. Note the applications from Africa, from Italy, and from Canton for much needed building funds. Listen to the ago¬ nizing, almost despairing, plea of Yates and Hunnex for the millions of Shanghai dying in sin, with none lo tell of a Saviour. Mark the needs of our young men in Shantung, eager to go forward. Catch some of the en- thusiam which rings out in Powell's bugle notes as he sounds the charge in Mexico. Which of all these can we deny? Whom can we withdraw ? Do not the blessings of God on our feeble endeavors call on us rather to be more faithful, more consecrated, Our latest news from the Nile v.dley tells of the fall of Khartoum and the retreat of the little English army before the hordes of the false prophet. Why ? Because the relief column was small, ill supplied with means, and two days late. Much larger expendi¬ tures of life and treasure will be necessary to retrieve the disaster. Let soldiers of tl>c cross take warning.