Foreign Mission J ouenal
PilbllNlied Monthly by (he Foreign .Illusion Hoard of tlie Southern IS»]>t9.4f
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“ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH.
GO YE, THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS."
Vol. 10. — New Series.
RICHMOND, VA., SEPTEMBER, 1878.
No. C. — Whole No. 102.
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Address, FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL.
RICHMOND, Va.
foreign mission board
or THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
I.OCATKD at RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
l’nirtuiKNT— J. L. M. CURRY.
VtCE-PlcKetliENTn.— Illrnm Woods, MU.,
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A. Ilackctt,
Miss.. K. Courtney, I.a , J. li. Jeter, Va„ II. U. McOallain,
VIA., W M. WiaBiite, N. O., J. I.. Harrows. Ky„ S. Hen¬
derson. Alabama, W. I'opo Yeatnan, Mo., .1, II, Unit, Texas,
II.lt, Tucker, Ga., J. (5. Vunnnn, S. O., Matt, lllllamun,
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.1. H. Rootle, Ark.
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I 'ON III NO SKCUKTAIIY— II. A. TUPl*EIi.
Tiieahuukii— .1. O. WILLIAMS.
Rkcoiipinu Hkciiktauv— W. II. OWATHMEY.
AcniTim— JOSEPH P. COTTRELL.
IIoaiid op Manaokiih.— E. W. Warren, J. II. Watkins, II,
K. Ellysou, W. E. Hatcher, E. Wortham, Henry McDonald,
IV. Goddlii, H. H, Harris,
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E. Dlcklnseu, J. W.
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Clarke, J. II. Winston, T. J. Evans, 0. 11. Winston, J. U.
Garllck.
GT.l ll communications in reference to the business
of ihis Hoard should be addressed to ll.
Л. Тиггкп,
Corresponding Secretary, Jtichmond, Va,
ROHM OP BEQUEBT.
11 1 hereby give anil bequeath unto the Southern
Baptist Convention, formed in Augusta, Georgia,
In the mouth of May, 1845, and chartered by the
Legislature of the State of Georgia, by an net
passed and approved December 29th, 1845, ( here
insert the amount, if in money , or 'subject,' if
other property, either real or personal,) for Foreign
Missions.”
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIB.
Worse oil' than the ancient mariner, we, not safe
from tlie Scylla of the Roinc-chapel debt, arc in
danger just now of tlie Clmrybdisof an empty trea¬
sury for general missionary work. But, life is a
compromise between extremes, as tlie planets re¬
volve by contending forces, and we do not propose
to let adversity do more titan to stimulate our en¬
ergies, which Is tin*, providential purpose of trou¬
bles. Let our brethren not render themselves ob¬
noxious to tlie divine complaint : “ My people dotli
not consider,” and we shall, as we have (lone many
times before, escape Scylla and not run on Cha¬
ry bills. _ _ _
PAID AND NOT PAID.
Tlie twenty-live thousand dollars drafts for the
Rome chapel were paid at maturity by our Trea¬
surer. But let no one be deceived. On tlie tiny
of tin: last payment: not one-iiulf of the needed
amount bad been received by tlie Board. IIow the
draft, was paid every business man knows. That
Mul of payment is not very comforting to the
Board, nor complimentary to the denomination.
To brethren who exerted themselves that the lia¬
bility might lie met, we extend our grateful ac¬
knowledgments. Others, we presume, had their
own cures and all'airs to engross their attention ; and
"e feel sorry for them, as we trust they feel sorry
for as. if there be any who could have aided the
Board and did not, they probably have that experi¬
ence which we are sure we would have, had we
stood by and seen a friend struggling against some
adversary and holding out his hands to us in vain,
and then heard that lie had come out “second
bust.” If, on reflection, any such brother or church
should feel that it would be a noble thing to come
forward yet, and, help us to return the borrowed
money, the aid will bo thankfully received, and the
principle of the “eleventh hour” will be applied.
If such friends still think, for their own good rea¬
sons, that they will stand still and see the salvation
of the Lord, we think they will see it. They will
see it, perhaps, through those who have already
done t he most. But sorry would we be to have
any to fall short of the heart-reward of fnllllllng,
with regard to this pleading interest of Jesus, tlie
homely and somewhat misty aphorism :
“Л
friend
In need is a friend indeed.”
SHALL WE 8TBENGTHEN OUB MISSIONS 1
No one can glance over the Helds of our Foreign
Missionary work, and have an intelligent view of
tlie facts in tlie ease, without seeing that we should
strengthen our stations in heathen lands. Tlie idea
of “ giving up,” we presume, does not enter into
tlie minds of a half dozen of our brethren ; and of
notone who keeps posted as to the sentiment of the
great mass of our Southern people. About every
March or April, we hear tlie cry of tlie “Southern
Baptist Convention in danger:” but everybody
knows bow that copies about, and nobody, who
knows much of the working of tilings, is concerned
about tlie chronic cry, which we here predict will he
heard again about next March or April. Every
time a family or a business-house gets into debt
it does not think of dissolution. In a decade or
two of years we shall have three grand Baptist
Missionary organizations in the United States.
They who dream that we shall have only one,
dream of the reversal of tlie laws of human, and
especially of Baptist human history.
There is nothing for us to do but to strengthen
and enlarge our missionary work. The health of
Bro. David is frail ; and Bro. Colley begins to feel
that lie also must, have relief. It is essential that
at least one other missionary should be sent at once
to Africa. Bro. Taylor is not strong, and n young
man should lie training to take Ids place in any
emergency, and to be his present assistant under
constantly trying conditions. When wo turn to
China, the need of help is painful and pressing.
For years the noble men there have been calling
for reinforcements. Now the necessity is imme¬
diate. Brother Crawford has been enfeebled by a
slight stroke of paralysis. Brother Graves never
murmurs; hut when he says, “I am not strong,”
it means as much as if some of ns should complain
of illness. lie asks a co-worker for Miss Whilden.
The veteran Yates seems to have despaired that
Ills brethren will heed Ills appeals and all'ord the
assistance imperatively demanded by his station.
Three missionaries are needed to-day In China.
Shall they be sent.
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Should tlie lloly Ghost ho
poured out upon our churches, they would reply at
once, Amqn. It is thought that, if a man like Lu¬
ther Rice could be found to go through tlie land
and arouse tlie churches, that might be a solution
of our troubles, or a dissolution of our IndliVerent-
isiu. Would that such a man could be found!
Would that the Apostle Paul could come back!
But there Is one more than Rico or Paul. There
is “tbn man Christ Jesus,” whose spirit is every¬
where present ; and who says, “ Without me,”
that is, outside of me, “ye can do nothing.” All
tlie Rices and Pauls of the universe could do noth¬
ing with tlie churches, if they abide not in the
spirit of the Master. And, in that spirit, which
says, “Go and ilL-eiple the nations,” and with tlie
regular and faithful instructions of the pulpit on tlie
subject, every condition of earnest and successful
missionary work is fulfilled. Wlmt a singular state
of mind which makes us to demand some one to
conic out and arouse us to do tlie duty, which we.
by tlie demand acknowledge! Will our pastors mul
churches unite witli the Board of Foreign Missions
in supplication for tlie Holy Glio.-t and a practical
and prompt reply to the question : "Shall our mis¬
sionary work he strengthened and enlarged?”
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CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
Object and Relations.
In reply to inquiries with regard to tlm duties of
these Committees, we extract the following from
tlie Proceedings of the Southern Baptist Conven¬
tion of 1S7S :
“ It shall he the object of these Central Commit¬
tees to organize Missionary Societies, -and by the
circulation of periodicals and other means, to cul¬
tivate tlie missionary spirit.
“These Societies should he auxiliary to the State
Conventions, or to the Southern Baptist Conven¬
tion.
“They may select their own way to report to tlie
Boards of this Convention, either through tlie Cen¬
tral Committee, or through their churches, or di¬
rectly to the Boards.”
Officers.
Tlie Committees will please furnish tlie Board
with tlie names of their Corresponding Secretaries.
We are requested not to publish the list of Chair¬
men in tills number, as it is not yet complete.
Four States have not. tiieir Committees formed.
Will our correspondents on this subject In tlio=c
States bo so good as not to delay unnecessarily
their communications?
TO STIMULATE TIMID SISTEB8.
Dr. Tapper— Dear Sir — Please aliow me space
in your valuable Journal fora short history of our
“Female Missionary Society,” (Liberty Chapel
church, Appomattox county, Virginia), which was
organized rather more than a year ago, through the
suggestion of one of our good old deacons. He
advised and urged, that if nothing else could bo
done, that each lady member of tlie Society donate
a hen and her profits to the cause of missions.
Wo met at our church and organized, each lady
being required to pay a fee of ten cents to become
a member; and though our membership is small,
and but few attend regularly, success lias attended
the efforts made, and our expectations are more
tiuin realized. .
From tlie poultry source wo gained twenty dol¬
lars, one hen making four dollars and thirty-four
cents. Have made and sold two quilts for seven
dollars and Ilf ty cents. In all our gains, the net
profits (hi twelve months,) have been forty dollars;
which, though a small sum for so great an object,
yet considering the stringent times, is better than
remaining idle in the Master’s vineyard.
If this little sketch will stimulate some other
timid sisters to go and do likewise, aye, better, we
shall feel amply compensated.
Yours trul v, Mrs. E. V. Thornhill,
Cor. Sec. Lat lies’ Miss. Soe., Appomattox, Va.
