FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL:.
Published Monthly by the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.
“ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. GO YE, THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS.’’
Vol. 17— New Series.
RICHMOND. VA.. MAY, 1886.
No. lO.— Whole No. 214,
[Entered nt the Post-Omce nt Hlchmond, Va.,
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1 $econd*clas9 matter.]
Foreign Mission Journal.
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Address. FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL,
Richmond. Va,
foreign mission board
OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
LOCATED AT RICHMOND, VUIOINTA.
Гвсвгахнт—
II. If. IlAimts.
Vic*-Pus8IDEkt8.— Joshua Levering, Md.,
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Towlile», La., J. I.. Ilurrows, Va., N. A. Halley, Fla..
Theo. Whitfield, N.O., W II. Felix, Ky„ J. J. Il.lten-
free, Alabaiaa. It. S. Duncan, Mo., II. II. Carroll,
Texas, W, L. Kilpatrick, (la., Obas. .Manly, S. O,,
.1, M. Souler, Tenn.. J. II. Searcy, Ark., Oeorge
Whitfield. Miss.. W. F. Attklsson, W. Va.
OOnnKBPONDISO SKCDETAKY— II. A. TUl’PEIt
ТпвАБинкп
— J. O. WILLIAMS.
RICOBDINO SacnETAhT-A. II. CLAHK1L
A i/DiTOa— JOSEPH F. COTTJIEI.L.
Board or
Млахаивв.—
W. H. (Iwathmey, H. K.
Ellyson,
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H. Winston. J. II. Winston. W. E.
Hatcher, J. W. Jones, J. Pollard, Jr„ S. O.
Olcpton.J. H. Hut-nn. W. [I Thomas, W. W.
Landrum, W. J, Shipman, Oeo. Cooper, It. W.
Powers, O. H.ltylnml.
As usual in the May number we give up a
large part of our space to the Annual Re¬
ports. Keep them for constant reference
during the coming year.
THE DEBT.
Tlie treasurer's report shows larger re¬
ceipts from the churches than last year; in
fact larger than ever before in all the history
of the Hoard. How then did lie report a
year ago a balance of ft.ioo, and this year
a debt of £8, 600? Let us see.
First. Several missions absolutely re¬
quired reinforcement, and suitable candi¬
dates were anxiously waiting to go. We,
therefore, sent out twelve new missionaries.
The amounts paid for their outfit, passage-
money, and one-quarter's salary, foot up
more than the deficit.
Secondly. “ Misfortunes never come
single," and so just when the pressure was
hardest at home there came unexpected
drafts from one after another of the missions.
Eacli was occasioned by special need, and
any one would have been readily paid, but
when all were put together they made some
$7,01x1, anti proved quite a burden.
Then tile Hoard had reported a balance
on hand in 1SS4, and so again in 1885, and
many good brethren came to feel that since
this was the Lord’s work lie would provide
the means to carry it on, and they need not
exert themselves. "Stand still." said they,
“and see the saivaiion of the Lord,” but
hear the unmistakable command of Jehovab:
“ Speak unto the children of Israel that they
go forward.” Anti as we go the very diffi¬
culties in tlie way shall become a wall of
protection on tlie right band and on tlie left.
DR. WM. H. GWATHMEY.
When the Convention in 1845 appointed
its first Hoard of Managers for Foreign Mis¬
sions, one of the brethren named was a
rising practitioner of medicine who had re¬
cently removed from King William county
to this city. Four otiiers in the original list,
Drs. Ro. Ryland, E. L. Magoon, W. A.
Baynham and T. W. Sydnor, still survive,
but Dr. Gwathmey alone, by continued resi¬
dence in Richmond, preserved an unbroken
connection with the Board for forty-one
years. During nearly thirty-five of these he
was Recording Secretary, and lias left
large folios of manuscript minutes without
blot,' erasure or mistake, as monuments of
Ins loving labor anti careful skill.
In early life he longed to go to China as a
medical missionary, but when dissuaded by
his brethren he accepted the less honored,
but not less noble part of staying up the
hands of those who could go, by faithful
work, liberal contributions and constant
prayers. The Board never had in its coun¬
cils one more devoted, more earnest, more
pious. His resignation of office on account
of his failing health is mentioned in tlie
Annual Report. In less than a day after it
was adopted, on Sunday morning, the 2d of
May, lie fell on sleep. “ Blessed are the
dead who die in tlie Lord; yea, saith the
Spirit, that they may rest from their labors;
for their works follow with them.”
Dr. Gwathmey married a daughter of the
elder Basil Manly, D. D. She, with nine
children, survive to mourn the loss of one
who was so pre-eminently a good man, and
to trust tlie Saviour whose presence illumined
ail his life, and brightened more and more
the days of his weakness and his pain,
THE CHIN-KIANG CHAPEL.
The last Convention took tip a subscrip¬
tion and cabled Dr. Yates to build and draw
for tlie money. He lias built ; lie has drawn;
his draft lias been honored. But what of
the subscription ? “ Tell it not in Gath,
publish it not in the streets of Ashkeion;
lest the daughters of tlie Philistines rejoice,
lest tlie daughters of tlie uncircumcised tri¬
umph." But let us gently whisper in the
ear that about one-third was paid in time to
meet the draft ; another third was sent in
not very long after ; the remaining third -
well, the good brethren subscribed at the
last Convention, and 110 doubt expect to pay
at this one. If they would add in tlie in¬
terest we have been compelled to incur on
their account all will be well.
CANTON JOTTINGS,
A SEMI-CENTENNIAL.
An interesting celebration was held on
December 31st to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of tlie opening of the Opathal-
mic Hospital in Canton. In connection with
this effort tlie Medical Missionary Society
was formed, which was tlie first society of
tlie kind ever organized. Tlie Medical Mis¬
sionary Society of Edinburg was one of tlie
results of the Canton Society. Now that
medical missions form so important a branch
of the missionary enterprise at home and
abroad, it is intereating, nt least to us in
Canton, to reflect that this brancli of mis¬
sion work had its origin in our city. There
were addresses, music and refreshments at
the hospital on the anniversary, and services
in Chinese, and a magic-lantern exhibition
in tlie evening. Nearly a million of patients
have sought relief at the hospital since its
opening, 50 years ago. It was soon changed
into a general hospital instead of one for the
treatment of the eyes only.
RELIEF WORK.
I returned last Saturday from a six days’
trip to the Hooded districts, where several of
us went to distribute rice and winter gar¬
ments tn tlie destitute. In one place the
fields for five miles are still covered with
water. The dykes have been repaired, but
the canals for drainage have been all choked
up with sand and earth, and must be
dredged before tlie water can flow back into
the river again. The people have lost both
crops of rice, and there are scores of iiouses
fallen down in most of the villages.
Some JS.oco have been raised and placed
in the hands of the missionaries for distri¬
bution. The work is now over. We trust
that besides relieving the temporal wants of
the people, this exhibition of the humanita¬
rian side of Christianity will remove some
of the prejudices of the people, and lead
them to examine our books and listen to
our words witli attention.
A HOPEFUL INQUIRER.
Yesterday a young man, who is a country
school teacher, came into my study. He
said lie had reati portions of tlie Bible and
tracts, and was pleased will» Christianity as
a whole, but wishes to discuss some points
on which lie was not satisfied. I asked him
to state bis objections, and lie began about
ancestral worship, whicli is tlie religion of
the Chinese, especially of tlie educated
classes. I was much pleased with his can¬
dor and earnestness. As we passed from
one point to another his mind seemed to be
satisfied with my explanations. He told me
that he had given up idolatry. At first his
mother opposed him violently, but now lie
had won her over, and she too had given up
tlie worship of idols. As lie was about to
leave he surprised me by asking me to pray
with him. We knelt down together, while
I commended him to God. He returns to
the country in a few days, but I trust that
the third chapter of John, which I read with
him, and my solving of bis difficulties, will
be blessed of God to his benefit. Will not
the friends at home join witli me in praying
for this young man ?
SOME CRUMBS FROM THE ASSOCIATION.
Our ICwang Tung Association has iust
held its second annual meeting. We had
a very pleasant, and I trust, profitable time.
Tlie brethren in the business and devotional
meetings expressed themselves earnestly
and well. I give a few crumbs that fell from
tlie table.
"The Holy Spirit may be compared to a
bullet in a gun. If the bail is there we may
expect some execution. So when we have
the Holy Spirit we expect some result from
our preaching. But our sermons are too
often only like fire-crackers— some paper
and a noise and nothing more." Deacon
Cheung, of Shiu Hing.
"Men of the world are like a rusty iron
pad-lock; it lies quietly in a corner and
rusts in peace, useless and eating itself
away. But Christians are like gold : it must
be put into tlie fire and filed and polished,
and never rusts. So Christians must ex¬
pect persecution and trial.” Bro. Lo Tsz
Chain, in Associational Sermon.
"I notice that Christians sometimes put
poor cash into the contribution box, and pay
their subscriptions in light-weight silver.
When we are going to make a present of
fruit to a friend we always select some
choice variety ; should we treat God more
meanly than we would an earthly friend?”
Deacon Lee, of Canton.
"A pastor should adapt his instructions
to the needs of his people, just as parents
adapt food to the wants of a child. Wiien
a child is sickly and loses his appetite we
give him some puppy soup. So I think
some, members need a diet of puppy soup to
strengthen them.” Bro. Chian, of Hong
Kong.
" Christians, and especially preachers,
should be neat. A young man should have
bis head shaved every Saturday, a middle-
aged man once in ten days, and an old man
once a fortnight. If Christians come to
church with their cues dissheveled, their
hair sticking up like bristles, and their chins
like a shoe-brush, men will say we do not
care to be associated with sucli worthless
people.” Deacon Lee, of Canton.
"Christian men should teacli their wives
to read the Bible. _ You must not order
them to learn and frighten them ; but if you
deal with them gently they will learn. * *
I know from experience what a blessed
tiling it is to have your family re3d tlie
Bible with you every evening.” Deacon
Lee, of Canton.
“ Preachers should be careful about their
diet. A man will eat salt fish and salt
greens, and when lie has spoken awhile his
throat will be so dry he cannot preach any
longer. He concludes that preaching is too
hard on his throat, whereas the trouble is
lie is not careful about bis food.” Deacon
Lee, of Canton.
ARRIVED AT PERNAMBUCO.
Pernambuco, March 31, 1SS6.
Dr. H.
Л.
Tapper
Mrs. Daniel and I landed in Pernambuco
to-day, after a very pleasant voyage of two
days, on steamship Finance, though Mrs.
Daniel suffered very much from that terrible
malady, sea sickness. She is a most excellent
missionary but a very poor sailor.
We left brother Taylor and family enjoy¬
ing good health, with plenty of persecution.
On the 27th of Marcli brother Taylor was
insulted on the street and struck over the
head, but fortunately lie wore bis high
heaver and thus saved bis head, but got his
new hat spoiled. . ,
Our cause in Bahia is In a very flourishing
condition. There are many Nicodemuses
all over that great city, who are anxiously
enquiring the way of life and salvation, but
for fear of the Pharisees they are. secret en¬
quirers. They dare not make their desires
known until enlightened by the grace of
God. They are then prepared to forsake the
world and endure persecutions, for Jesus
sake. During our sojourn in Bahia we lived
with brother Taylor, and can say that he and
bis noble Christian wife are the most de¬
voted, self-sacrificing Christians witli whom
it has ever been our pleasure to associate.
They seem to be completely absorbed In
their great life’s work. I have often heard
that devoted man of God say. let persecu¬
tion, deprivations, trials, troubles, and even
death come, yet our motto is, Brazil for
Christ. Such a devoted Christian will surely
succeed, is succeeding, has succeeded.
In the near future I will tell you something
of Pernambuco and the prospects here. .
Yours in hope,
C. D. Daniel.
ARRIVAL OF REINFORCEMENTS.
Chin-kiang, March 17th, 1SS6.
You will be glad to know that our rein¬
forcements arrived here a few weeks ago,
and we are now a very happy family. Bro.
Bryan spends several hours every day ac¬
quiring the language, and is, I think, making
satisfactory progress. He attends some of
tlie preaching services, and lias spoken two
or three times to the people through an, in¬
terpreter. This appears to interest them
considerably. We have been having some-
good meetings, the chapel, not infrequently,
being crowded witli attentive listeners. The
Methodists are now building their chapel,
and I have invited them to worship with, us
every Sunday morning until their place Ts
finished. They have accepted the lnvita--
tion. The people are friendly, although there
have been some serious disturbances here
during the last few months.
A gentleman here lias given me #30 to buy
hymn books for tlie use of the Americans
and Europeans, who worship every Sunday
evening in our chapel. The different mis¬
sionaries preach in rotation, and brother
Bryan’s first sermon on “ God is Love,” was,
I think, enjoyed by ail.
Mrs. Hunnex unites with me in Christian,
regards.
Sincerely,
W. J. Hunnex..
ARRIVED OUT.
Lagos, February 28, 1886.
Dear Doctor :
As the mail is about to leave for England
I hasten to announce our safe arrival last
night, We are well, and find the brethren
also in health and full of hope for the future.
A young lad will be baptized this evening. .
Yours affectionately,
_ W. J. David.
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The American Baptist Publication Society,
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