Foreign Mission Journal
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Vnl. 13. — New Series.
RICHMOND, VA., JANUARY, 1882.
No. 10.— Whole No. 142.
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Address. FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL,
Illi'iitiOMi, Va
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD
OK THE 80UTHEKN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
1ЛЮАТК1»
at RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
Phesipent— J. L. M. OtJltUY.
Vich I'iikhimcnta. — H mini Wood*, Mil., J. A. Harken.
I.i. W. I). Tlionr.i*. Vu„ 11. II. Mcllnlliim, Kin.,
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Skciuktaiiv— It. A. TUITKH.
TiiKASUtuut— J. (). WILLIAM*.
11 Kcoittiixn SKoiiKTAiiy— \V, It. G WAT11MKY.
Al4Mron-.t(I.Si;rU V. ClITTHBU..
HoaiipokManaukiik _ J. 11. llnwllioriie.J. Il.Wnlklna, II.
К. КИукш,
IV. i: Hatcher. K. Wortlinin, Henry McDonald,
W (loddin. II. II llnrri*, J. I'ollnrd, Jr.. J. W. Jone«, A. II.
Olsrk*. J. II. W I u* lou , J. II.
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(j. II. WluMon, S. C.
Clapton. _
LIT A II coiimunicatwn.4 in reference to the
ЬипЫмл
of thin Ituunl should be addressed to II. A. Ti:rmt,
Oirresponitiny Secretary, Richmond, Vn.
KOHM OE BEQUE8T.
“I litTi'liy give ami boijiiiialli unto this Southern
llnplht Convention, fornieii In Augusta, Georgia,
lit tliu inoutli ol May, 1815, null cliurtereil by the
Uglslatiiri' of the Suite of Georgia, by nit act
pfcwl anil nj*iirovetl December 2'Jtli, 1845, (here
insert the amount , if in money, or 4 «object,' if
other property, either real or personal,) for Foreign
MMous. ”
AI)1UI)GE1) EDITION.
Tile cilition of our Address on Missions being
exhausted, and poisons sending sometimes for as
many ns live hundred and even a thousand copies
"f it, an abridgment of the address may he
finiml below, which will be Issued also in tract
form in siieli numbers that every one \ybo willen-
gage |o distribute It carefully may be supplied.
MISSIONS FOR THE MASSES.
OKIOI.N OK KOUUIO.N MISSIONS.
Jesus wits the great Foreign Missionary. He
emne from heaven to earth to save men. After
be "went about doing good," as an example to
bis disciples, and died on the cross, to make it
possible for sinners to be saved, be commanded
bis followers to go and “ make disciples of all die
nations, baptizing them into the name of the
bather niid the Son and die Holy Ghost.” This
is the great work of his people in all ages of the
Worltl. The early Christians were very zealous in
l!"s duly. They proclaimed the gospel “ through-
mil the whole world." It was only when vital re-
bgion declined that the spirit of missions seemed
Indie. As God revived true religion by Martin
Luther and others, so lie revived the spirit of
Foreign Missions by William Cary and others in
Ac latter part of the eighteenth century. Thu
names of the English missionaries to India, Cary,
Ward and Marshtnnu, will live as long as the en¬
lightenment of the heathen world is a subject of
human thought and history. So, the American
missionary trio, J nelson, llonrdman and Rice. The
Triennial Convention of the baptists of the United
States was organized in 1814 to take care of these
missionaries, and to further the great commission
of our Lord. Great good was done by this body.
FOREIGN MISSIONS OK SOUTHERN BAPTIST CON¬
VENTION.
In 1845, the churches of die South organized in
the city of Augusta, Ga., “the Southern baptist
Convention." It has two Executive Committees:
one located at Marion, Ala., and called’the Home
Mission Hoard, and the otiicr located at Rich¬
mond, Va., called The Hoard of Foreign Missions.
This latter Hoard has missions in North America,
South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Our
churches have given to this work since 1845 over
a million ofilollars. The missions in North America
and South America are in Mexico and Brazil. In
the hitler Held there has been an extraordinary
revival. Two more missionaries are soon to start
for this field. The prospect is encouraging. Otir
work in Europe began in iS/oand is. confined to
Italy, die capital of the Romish Empire. We have
there eleven stations, and thirteen missionaries
and native evangelists, five schools and one hun¬
dred and fifty scholars, and one hundred and
seventy-five members of the churches. In the
city of Rome we have a fine chapel ; and at Torre
I’ellice, in the Wnldensian Valleys, another is
nearly completed. This Italian mission is full of
hope. When this country — the heart of Roman¬
ism — is converted, will not the whole Roman Cath¬
olic world be given anew to Christ ? Our missions
in Africa were started in 1S46. The first work
was among the wild tribes in the vicinity of the
Republic of Liberia. From 184010 1S56 many mis¬
sionaries were appointed, and churches and
schools were established in sixteen villages. In
i860, when our civil war interrupted the work, we
had twenty-four stations, eighteen pastors, twelve
hundred and fifty eight church members, twenty-
six teachers, and six hundred and sixty-five
scholars. The work was resumed in 1S71, and
eight stations were established and fifteen mis¬
sionaries appointed. In 1873 the missionaries
were expelled from what is called the Heir country,
which is east of Liberia, and the Liberian Mission
was closed In 1S75, in order that our work might
be resumed and prosecuted more vigorously in
the favorable field of Yoruba— perhaps the finest
country in Africa. In the Liberian Mission were
colored missionaries of devoted spirit, and some
of them of marked ability. Thousands of natives
were converted to Jesus. The Yoruba mission
was founded in 1850. Many noble menaiid women
of our race have toiled in this mission in the last
thirty years, and not a few have been put under
the sod. Hut a great work has been done. The
language of tho people has been reduced to wri¬
ting and is taught systematically to their children ;
mission residences and chapels have been erected
in the largo cities of Lagos, Ahbeokuta.Ogbomo-
shaw, and other places ; cordial relations are es¬
tablished with the native authorities; and tens of
thousands have heard the glad tidings of free sal¬
vation. In this mission there are at present
ninety two native Christians and two hundred and
seventy-three scholars. In some respects our
Missions in Africa have been the most successsful
of our work. In China our principal missions
arc in Canton, Shanghai and Tung Chow. The
mission in Canton began immediately after the
organization of the Southern baptist Convention.
Since that time there lias been, a succession of
noble workers there, who have been variously
blessed of God in their labors. The statistics re¬
ported in 1SS1 are as follows: three churches; 357
members; 52 baptized; $120 annual contributions;
9,766 tracts and Hibles distributed; 4,515 medical
cases; 5 schools, with average attendance of 106
pupils; six- foreign missionaries and 12 native as¬
sistants; #5.585-35 cost of house recently built;
#4,591.87 in Canton Treasury for another residence
now building. The Shanghai mission was started
in 1S47. Since that time Rev. and Mrs. M. T.
Yates have been steadfast laborers here. Other
faithful laborers have toiled and suffered in this
field. Dr. Yates said in 1877: “Thirty years ago,
I would have compromised for what I now behold
ns my life-work. Now my demand jyould be noth¬
ing less than a complete surrender.” Statistics of
1S81 : two churches; 103 members; $258.22 con¬
tributions; two important out-stations. The
Tung Chow mission was organized in 1S60. At
present there are 115 'church members and 56
scholars. Goodly women have done much there,
as in our other missions in China, for the native
women. In 1SS0 “more than a thousand visits
were made to country villages ” to distribute tracts
and to tell of Jesus. Dr. Crawford, our veteran
missionary there adds: “May God bless the seed
thus sown under many difficulties.
OUR MISSIONARIES.
CHINA.
Тихо Сили—
P. O. Oliefoo. — T. P. Crawford. Mrs.
Crawford. Mr». S. J. Holme*, Miss L. Moon. N. W. Hal¬
comb, C. W. Pruett, Woo Tswnn Ohuu, (native pastor.)
Shanghai. — M. T. Yates, Mrs. Yates, W. S. Walker.
Miss ltutli McOown. medical student In Philadelphia.
Л’айге
Jin ton — Won" Ping San and See T'ay San. Atiiitanli—
Wong Nik Sen, P’ay-Uz-Oo and Tsiing-tsoong-oU. Bible
Woman — Mrs. Ling.
Canton.— It. H. Craves, Mrs. Graves, Miss Lula Whit-
den, E. Z. Simmons, Mrs. Simmons, Miss Sallle Stein, Yong
Seen San, and eleven other native assistants and Blble-
vzomeu.
AFRICA.
I.AO09, — W. J. David, Mrs. David, and one native
assistant.
Аппкокотл—
P. A. Eubank and two native assistants.
OonouosiiAW— Moses L. Stone.
Gaun— S. I-. Milton.
ITALY.
Rome.— G. B. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor. J. II. Eager, Mrs.
Eager, and Signors Paschetto and Torre.
Tonnii Pellick.— Signor Ferrari».
Milan.— Signor Colombo.
Modena and
Сапп.—
Signor MarUnelll.
Naples. — Signor Cocorda. ' >
Bahletta.— j ®*Kn°r Volpl.
ISLAND or SAIIDINIA.— Signor Cosso. ■ ,1.
V*N1C*— Signor Bellondl. • •?
Boloona.— Signor Baslle.
BRAZIL.
Campinas— San Paulo— W. B. Bagby, Mrs. Bagby.
Santa Bakiiaua— E. H. Qulllln.
Rev. Z. C. Taylor lias applied for work in Brazil, and, If
nppolnted, will probably sail, not alone, about the nth of
January next.
MEXICO.
Piwouesso, Coahuila — W. M. Flournoy.
Note.— Letters addressed to our missionaries In China
should be endorsed via San Francisco. Those to Africa via
England. Those to Borne, 27 Via del Teatro Valle.
The postage to each of our missions is five cents.
