Home and Foreign Journal, July 1870

«PREACH THE GOSPEJj’TO iSVERY CREATTTRTi’ *> ' илгхг 1 ' ’ ’ ~ ' * 1 -ЬА1 UB.E. MY PE0PL3? АДЙД, DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWI/EDGr.E.’’— “ FEED MY LAMBS.” _ ^ — — ^miiini rwi-inn ii i — , •шяттшятшштшв^штттшшшш^ — _ ‘ * 1 _ ' *’**’’ r , vol. 3-W°w Series.’; '•J • '• RICHMOND, Vg ,% ^^-blished IVToixtbly Ъу tho Three Be ' • '^V.* Г; T’ JTJiLY, 1870» No. 3^1io№. 27. TEEMS: i г oo з oo 6 oo гЧ*£*?Г* КА2*1 10 00 . ЛА 00 It к a wcwltr of tW Sooth. By wf WlI be i4*te W b*to*5 *>«*«• oer people Ike cmrifeet Infer* ,^тлЛК-Л»«* С«- т,Мч U into tlMtr charoO". will be a bi г. Г *iib lb- abala lul^oaarjr «ИчИя, io,d tk«*r ebartfe* will I» «Ы* tho. to mike fcimlter trllli „ IL Anl^'io.' tt" Ы^Чроа^МаИ^ааЛ Iha Mooey earia^d. , Ta»-i. •! «■ *'"Ы a*»Tt<«art lettan, of ohotiaea » mere JT**^ Нов *** Ямга* Ляель. ШАкшД, ▼*. /«tig# fp#si*r# UICHMOND VA. 7. JAS. B. TATLOB-. ..Oer. Secretary. I»'. TUB GBEAT -WORK BEPOBB US. I, я re before insisted that if we intend to pros г. ,<ur treat work iu the spread of the gospel ,r; the heathen, we must bring to bear upon it ч purpose and energy. Not to do this will be 4h! Ic were far bettor to aoknowle<lge ourselves •.rableof a successful prosecution of the enterprise, i 0 jive it ap, than to allow its continued exiafc- . :•> le feeble and ineffective. Some reason has .его l>een found for the scantiness of our opera- ia the impoverishment of our people, but this - ,n no longer prevails to an extent which will ■V *iip want of greatly increased progress. П- 1-ciilcd action of the large assemblage of del- •*• = !’г*ы the chu relies, at Louisville, warrants us x.-rt a forward movement. There is every thing .К-- nrw life to our missionary {dans. Tl»e fields v arcessiMe are inviting trie gtx?pel reaper. A cry , —* r. i rim lands involved in pagan and anti-chria- arkm-a, “come over and help us.” The prom- ,.f -e?ti3 sounds in our ears, “ Lo, I am with you.” him the pledge of the Father is assured: “ I will etli'-e the heathen for thine* inheritance, and the •rm-vt parts of tlie earth fora, поуюйоп. •ч tin- be a year of Work for tlie Eortf auaifour ircbe-. Will not every reader second the appeal ? LET ALL HEAD AND PONDHR. i'i'e fol lowing paper from the Foreign Mission recent' meeting i of the the committee 'on ex- .nl was presented at the -ivention, and referred to operations: “lie Board of Foreign Mission» are profoundly im- -~yi. with the necessity of a greatly enlarged in¬ i' * in the work committed to their hands, and re- •“ и ач worthy of the special and prayerful oon- ‘ ration of all the churches of the South. Were a "" of n.en, properly qualified, new presenting «ns-b ra for appointment, the portions are ready 'sx’upJed. God is opening я wide and effectual r in acii-i-Iiristian and Pagan lands for the proela- ' »;i of the gospel. He is thus calling upon his v"- to exercise the true spiritof their Redeemer 1 'iUK-l;i.-h solicitnde for the saving of millions tovc do knowledge of Hie mercy. It is His dial repentance and remissiou of sins should be -"’bed jn His name among all nations, beginning 'I’rusalem. We have begum at Jerusalem. Jeru- ra is Slied with the doctrine. All our. popula- ’ !llv'J heard of Christ and Hie salvation, and 7 Tei bave need to spread the tidings in regions "wL that to whom He was not spoken, they shall /'■'! they that have not heard shall understand. - ■ e c-iinrehcs with which we are identified need “ry pxercise.to develop their resources. These n > яге wonderftd, but are as yet unknown to The slightest calculation will satisfy :i the ^ktptical that an exceedingly small average tnbiitioa on the part of each church would avail Wain me hundred missionaries among the heathen , h'-tory and experience go' to prove too, that in “ uion as the world-wide sfdiit of lienevolenee !.v the gospel is clierished, will be the i» of every exasllencc in the Christian fraternity, w hundred missionaries were sent by onr churches " _ ''n lands, the reflex influence would be such ' ’'^ department O? the home work would bo .'1X0x1 m a tenfold measure. ‘i|irr--«l by these considerations, the Board agree ./ adoption of the following resolutions : rd°’f 1 ' "^^at *be .Board of Foreign Missions "r,/t a; their duty, in reliarieie on the Divine //,'? . on 'be contribution of the churches, to ' i every well qualified applicant for service in -rfttogU field. 2- Tliat as suitable men for this service Y want of the times, it be urgexl upon , ■■-ir- iits to pxay the Lord of the harvest for an . ; '• R’lraber of laborers, and to foster the gifts •./^У found among them. f 811 e™eavcr should be inwle to /t '•ven- church within our limits in this work, 1 '’’'’о re, as far as possible, a free-will offering Y' ‘ °f its members; and that the influence Of „Xf r-n *‘n the pastorate- bnglit to be called into Г -!>a, 3 bringing about tliia result. “h That the Southern Baptist Conven- ; / ,l!" approaefejn» meeting, bo requested to take J/- ml charge the .whole Mil-ic-t, and to give it' prayerful consideration. Southern. 33a.pti«t Convention. GBAUD CRISIS A.0> EAUp. . TI‘e «xmiinittceon1 extended operations at themes log.m LoaisyiUe, giiys : " Bretliren of Ш& South, the grandest crisfe of, Missionary ЛУогк is at hand. Tile probability that within the next ten years more will bo ассотягр . plished in tho civilization of the world; than lias been i b/P^bt done m the last half century. Let us rise in Our & • bhpcfol strength to meet these new and increasing demands : Iprnia. a! 11 0 period is not remote when the whole earth shall resound with the acclamation, “ the kingdoms I^y*'C^,e?^rnG 4le ■Kit’SdoF1Pf our Lord & • <%№E BLESSED NE3S OP OIVXNG. -verily believe tJmt God’u design in bringing this ф)р. to our shores is lliat some of them may bo up rwpiissionarics'amoug tlie millions of Cltina; The lastnumber of the Evangel reports that brother and brother Fungj tlie nstivo preaclicr whom 'lit over with me, already report several cases conversion among tlie Chinese in Cali- Sliall wo not enter upon this promising Ш. R. H. G. ONE CENT A. WEEK- _ It has been estimated that the Chinese spend $400,- 000, 000^ annually on their idolatry, and the est is probably not for . from tho truth. This immense sum is spent in the worship of their false gods by each man and woman spending a few cash every day for incense sticks and idol paper and candles. About three cents a week w tlie average sum expended by each one for theso purposes. Shall wo be pnt to shame by the heathen ? Shall it be seen in the last great day that while these idola¬ ters spend three cents a week' for their idofe, we Chris¬ tians arc not willing^ to give one cent a. weok for Jo» sns? Shall the heathen give this, proof bf the sin¬ cerity of their devotion, 'and we give no proof of the reality of our “subjection unto the gospel of Christ?’ (2 Cor: ix, 13. ' • ■ . There arc about 600,000 -white Baptists in tho South. If each of the3c woulft .set apart a cent a week for tho extension of onrSaviour's Kingdom in heathen lands, wc should have $260,000 for our for¬ eign work instead of a paltry $21,000. Who of us is not able to set apart one cent a week ? Then let lie (Uf it. Brethren and sisters, What honest excuse can you give at the-day of judgment for refusing to give this Unit proof of yonr sincere love for Him who has redeemed you at tlie cost of his own life’s blow! ? The poorest can give this. Let no ode who can give more content himself with giving for tlie ся Of Jesus. merely one third of what a, Chinaman tpwards_tbe Worship of this idolfjr 4 ^ PRATI3R BOB LABORERS. “ The Imrvest truly is plentious, . but tlie Ыкпеге are few; pray yc therefore the Lord of flic baryeet that He send forth того laborers into his harvest.” Tliese are the words of our Master, “ Go ye ” and pray ye” are twin duties. The ode is Christ’s spe-V rial charge to tlie ministry, -and tho other his com¬ mand to flic churches. Our great want now is men. How shall we ob¬ tain them? The true and only way is to follow the Master's directions and pray for them. In the. year i860, one -of tho great English Mis¬ sionary Societies resolved to call tho attention of th e churches to this subject. They did so and their rolfe, before without candidates for the mission work, were suddenly replenished. At their next meetieg they as¬ sembled full of gratitude, blctesing God for the unex¬ pected fulfillment of his promise. “ Before they call I will answer, and .whilst they arc yet speaking I will hear.”' , ' \ , ' /■ ЛУе sjiould have at least ten new men in Clone. The work demands them. -In Cadfoa province there are largo cities anxl towns with scoreoof tliousands of inhabitants without a single missionary ф tell them of Jesns and tltoreSarrection. Brethren, mako-this a special subject of prayer in the monthly c0nforenco and in your private iltivrjtione. Give God no reel day or night until Ho poor out His Holy Spirit upon the ministers of the South, compell¬ ing them to say “Lord! hero am I, send me.” lull attribute it to the dieohorge-of my duty iu tri butiiig to the building up of hie kingdom among heathen. Dear brotlier, this donation is from a al heart. I gloiy in the work.” 4Sirpuld that we had thousands like minded with f; broth Or. .. TH8 MASTER’S SPIRIT, brother wlio tbrwardejiie thank offering, writes: blesS the cause of missions. Thoec who feel mtorcet in them most certainly have but littlft of .^•Master’s spirit.” We endorse the declaration in .those casce where tliey are properly informed. on Bulged. ■BTTERPROM WONG MOT AND OTHERS. The letter which follows waa dictated by Wong pastor of thfe Second Church in Canton, ex- ive bf file own and his brethren’s feelings to¬ ils the ohurpJiee of this land : C-Wong Miri and others, members of the Seorad Bap- Chttrch of Canton, send this to the bretliren and of the churches of America : tUhVa, your younger brethren, were formerly full of qndityaud darkueesj almost fallen into hell; lltanks he great grace of our Heavenly Father and the dneas and love of our Saviour, who came into the Id to atone for our sine and deliver us from deo- itt, and thanks too to tho united churches of r hbnorable country, who send the sacred messea- ifiito our central kingdom to spread the true doo- our’henrte erenow .enlightened, and we now hope- ef ■eteraiFftfe' жгЧЬга\ю rt*mr»w»r thanlcs to the churches of your honorable country for subscribing money to help forward the Gospel, so that the east and the west, far and near, may together experience the grace of God. But as yet tlie true doctrine is but beginning to spread, and onr faitb is but weak, we are still but little children. Tho Scriptures say, “The eflfectoal, fervent prayer of a rigliteoue man availeth much;” we presume to beg the churches of your honorable country to pray for us, that our church may be firmly •established ; we also beg you to send more apostles ко bless onr Central Kingdom, that the trntli may be нргеоЛ abroad. This !з the earnest hope of your younger brethren. May our Heavenly Father bless the brethren and pistera of your honorable churches with grace and peace. CATHOLIC PRIESTS IN CHINA- Let .Baptists consider what the teachers of a false Christianity are doing to spread their deadly errors »moeg the millions of China, and bestir themselves -in multiplying their missionaries, and in sending ont 'th'fi pnre word of life. Mr. Knowlton, a Baptist mis- eionary ©f the ' Northern 'Board, writes from Pekin, ; the. "capital of tlie Empire : . Wo returned into flic city, and visited the new ca¬ thedral which the Romish missionaries are bnilding within the Imperial city, i. e., tlie pity within the Tartar city» and immediately surrounding the “for¬ bidden city,” which contains the Imperial palaces, the residence of the emperor. A French priest politely conducted us to see tho cathedral and other buildings'. The priest was one of the great number of priests that nave ooine to China as missionaries since the ratification of the late treaties. The walls of the cathedral were up, and the roof completed, and a THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA. .. . A„4| catncorai were up, imu uio ruoi ctnupieieu, imu u The “Chinese problem, is. pressing itself upon t [_ hundred workmen iverc employed upon it. Tlie cost minds of all- fii.ougbtfuL Americans, especially those. | wjU be abopt $60,000. In front at each corner is a on the Pacific- slope. It is estimated that there are now 80,000 or 90,000 Chinese in tlie United Staten, and tlieir number is rapidly increasing. The steam¬ ers between- Hong Kong and San Francisco bring about 1,000 Chinese emigrants every month. These men are all from Canton province. The agents of our Boprd arc the only Baptists who speak tlieir dialect, lienee they, arc in a peculiar manner thrown upon us. These Southern Baptists have already begun to labor among them. Bro. Shuck organized a church of ,19 members in I8G0, and some of these yet remain. 1з it not onr duty to look after them ? . I am persuaded that the Chinese ‘,ЛЙ4Й1Г11'а are destined to exert an important influence otrtneir fel¬ low-countrymen in China. It is a-hoticeablo fact that theyalmostallrcturntoCliina. Those who return are In advance of tlieir countryincnBii China. Tlieir minds have gotten out of tbeir^aghts ; thejnro того like Americans iin"thcirij!pSc3 ' W^iough^their energy, icnterpriso' nnfll boldn^yt-hl^iavc seen tha Chris- tianity-is'a power' in tlfo carthl high tower or belfry. By means of ladders we as¬ cended to the top of one of these, and with an opera glass -hud a splendid view of the city, and of the Im¬ perial palaces, gardens, pavilions, groves, lakes, bridges, &c., which lie within tho “forbidden city,” which no One without special permission can enter. The Chinese government has objected to the height of tliese towers, and it is agreed that they shall not еясеех! eighty feet in height, which is still much higher than tlie palaces. The lot on which this cathe¬ dral is being built was presented long since to the missionaries by one of tlie emperors, Katighi, I think, when the Jesuits were in great favor at Court, When the corner-stone of the cathedral was laid, not only were the ministers of tho several governments represented at Pekin present, but several of the high Chinese officials connected with the Foreign Office were also present, and remarked that the ceremonies weco much lijjfejjioee of the Buddhists. There are several othc^ouildings on tho lot belonging to the missionaries used as residences, school-rooms, build¬ ings for tho accommodation of tho Sisters of Charity, dispensary, Ac. The conductor informqdjjus that there were 26 ricsts in Pekin, and at» lit G.000 native convert capital, gi ve^tlmlr missions’ tt' high position ^and pr< ^ , influence throughout the empire. They issue т« * of their books from Peldu. And persons from <! taut parts of tho empire often first hear of Cliristur - ity while visiting the capital, become interested, a. id oit tlieir return to their native place, they seek t it'’ the Christian teachers, and eventually adopt the religion. Difficulties are also- often referred to -Pelc m > for adjustment, which is a great advantage. _ a Similar considerations might be urged in favor of * our own Sooiety’s having amission at Pekin. Лг <■ ' ought and must Imve a mission there soon. iT There й Roman Catholic church in Poldhp*- calfed tlie “north ebwrch,” whfolf I- did not visit. vf The Roman Catholic miseione in China tavert«' oeived a great impulse since the ratification of the : French treaty abont seven years since. It is arid that during the {>eriod about 600 prieete have enter- t- ixl the China field. Great number» of converts have', also been gathered, and many churches, and chunk-’ lots, tliat were confiscated during the period of per- ■ seention, wliieh dommenced in 1-724, and continued'/’, through most of the eighteenth century, have bofta T reetored. Ttieir zeal should excite Protestants to'Harii - greater efforts to give a pure Christianity to1 Шве countless- -multitudes. ■ : ■J-Nl REV. В. H. GRAVES. The followihg resolutions were recently adonted it,. a full meeting of the Foreign Mission Board. ТЙ«5ВЬ> v/ill find a roeponee in many hearts : . . AVhereas, our eeteemexl brother, Rov. R. H. after a toilsome work of nearly fourteen ydavs aemfar*' mmsionary in China, lias been permitted by a gra¬ cious Providence to revisit liis native land for coperation of his wasted cnergiee: Therefore, lies ЛЫ, - 1. That as a Board, We cordially welcome him mlO1 our midst, and express the hope that God may par*-' mit him after, a due season of rest to return to -bie- loved field of labor in Canton. ” ■ Ilesolced; 2. Tliat during his stay in this 'country, “ brother Graves be autliorised as far as it may be compatible with я da« regard to liis health, to~ per¬ form ngency work by visiting elmrohee and Associa¬ tions, and by the collection of funtle for the Board. MISSION TO ЕВЙОРЕ»', The recent indications have been swell as to wap» rant a strong^ conviction on tho part of the Board ' that God tras opening to their view an inyitiu^fiefc,: for the обсирвпеу of fiontlierii Baptists In -Йв/5ий’ tions of Europe. Peculiar circumstauoes oocunting; einee tlfo iittoting in LobkA, have more eecm-ely faHtcued this conviction, and have led to definite no¬ tion. At a recent fhll meeting of flic Board, the fol¬ lowing report of the committee on new fields was unanimously adopted. We omit two of tberortlB- tione: " The committee oe new fields of labor report. " Convention at ite late meeting in Louisville, receaC- m on (led tlm Board, as soon as the neoeesaiy ftmde could bo provided, to enlarge its operations ami ap¬ point additional missionaries in Asia, Africa and Eu¬ ro;*!. The Board has been anxious, for years, as op¬ portunities might offer, to -carry out the expressed sense of tlie Convention. Hitherto, the way. was not open. Recent changes in the social and political • relations of various States of Europe seem to render feasible what was heretofore almost impossible - of accomplishment. Different religious denominations arc now operating iu Europe with increased vigor. Our Northern brethren have been, for some yeaqe past, laboring with primitive success in Germany, Sweden, &o. We, in our straitened circumstance»,, liavo been necessarily restricted in cur aggrceeiyq work, and have been unable to do any thing for tlm countries from which we have -derived our national origin and many of onr most valuable iuslilutiomv, Besides the general* indications, attracting with ..Xu- creased interest the eyes of tho Christian world,. has reoently been a concurrence of circu mstanoee. wliioh =cem to make plain the path of duty. While, strengthening present stations and occupying othera^ we weald, apparently, be derelict not to гесэдпмв tlie. ImndH of Providence beckoning us to other fields^, aioL not to heed the wishes of many pioiie and intelligent brethren. -..-cu job Tlie committee, therefore, after full ooneulnufgt. with tho Secretary, and availing themselves of jftwc. sources of -information, recommend: I snu 1. That tlm Board proceed at once to eetabliehx. mission jnsoutbern Europe, to be located at Marseillea. or Milan, or Chamburg, or such ether point as s after investigation, be considered the meet advw 2. That Dr. ЛУ. M. Cote, of Paris, be appoint as a missionary of the Southern Baptist Convention, with authority to appoint two or того pious уошщ Baptists to. labor under his supervision, as colporteu« and misfiiouaries. 3. That the corresponding Secretary be to obtain, on tlie best terms practicable Biblue . other religious literature, to be distributed by miselonania.and colpoctenni. : < This action лгав grounded tin the foot that Шс brother Cote, a resident 1 of Paris for the lest . years, speaking the French language well, a so«ffd Baptist, and deeply intereetedin^bewnngrlization of tlie nations of Enrope, was willing to 'ntei upon the work assigutxl him. Tho вирсг.т'Лс l f' tliaty'""' 1 ; - French Baptists, yearning t:- _t rcirh C >rc ‘, to +1 • countrymen, are ready to be associated with him, v. strongly potential. This mission will have regar priests m i’ckm, anil about nauve converc — — .ьу - — — . c The strong hold that tho Romish mission.- has at the not only to France, but to tlie opt orngs m opa P-