FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL.
I'libllHlicrt Monthly by tlio Foreign Mission Board of tho Southern Baptist Convention.
‘ALL PO WER JS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. GO YE, THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS.”
Vol. 17 — New Serie
RICHMOND, VA„ JANUARY, 1886.
No. 6.— Whole No. 210,
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Foreign Mission Journal
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FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL,
Richmond, va.
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD
OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
LOCA-ixb at RICHMOND. VIRGINIA.
Phxsidxnt— H. II.
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Vicz-Fiixsi»xht8.— Joshua Levering, MtL, C W.
Tomklra, La.. J. I,. Harrows, Va., N. A, Ratify , Fla.,
Tlieo. WhllfleUl, N.O., W. U. Felix, Ky. , J. J. D. Ren-
(roe, Alabama, li. S. Duncan, Mo., II. II. Carroll,
Texas, W. L. Kilpatrick, Gn., Ohas. Manly. S, O.,
J. M. Renter. Tenn.. .T, II. Searcy, Ark,, George
Whltlleld. Miss., W. F. Atlklsson, V. Va,
C0im«6P0KBI.V0 RXCIlCTAIiY — II. A. TUl’I’ER.
TRKA6CBIR— J. O. WILLIAMS.
UICOUDIHO Srpkrtaiiv— W. II. OWATIIMEY.
Auditor— JOSEPH
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COTTRELL.
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son. W. U. Thomas. W W. Landrum. W. J. Sbq
man, Geo. Cooper, It. W. Powers,
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II. Hyland
tar Ml communications in reference to the
business of this Hoard should be addressed to
H. A. Tuppek, Corresponding Secretary,
Richmond. Va.
As we anticipated, the receipts from our
subscriptions during 1SS5, on account of the
reduction of rates, have not been so large
as for the previous year. The circulation,
however, is gradually growing and we hope
soon to get up again to former figures on
the cash-book. A little help from every
subscriber will satisfy our needs and ad¬
vance the cause of missions. Do you know
any one who ought to take the paper, but is
not doing so ? Call her attention to it.
The beginning of the year is the most favo.
rable time for work of thissort.
STATE OF THE TREASURY.
It is a custom with business men to spend
the closing days of the year in balancing their
books, ascertaining how they stand finan¬
cially, and devising plans for the futuie.
Now our Conventional year does not end
until the last of April, and our treasurer
keeps the board constantly informed of its
assets and liabilities. Not for ourselves,
therefore, but for our readers we have pre¬
pared the following statement of income
and expenses.
For the sake of comparison we put along
witli the receipts from May 1st, to December
d or Manaokks.-h. k. Ellywn.o n. win- 21st, 1SS5, those for the corresponding period
. II. Clarke, J. II, Wlnaton, W, E.lHatclier.
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loa4' lne evident advance in most 01
' the States will be comforting, but if, instead
NEW MEMBERS.
To the Hoard of Managers, printed above
in the order of seniority, have been added
two new names to fill vacancies made by
Dr. Curry’s appointment to Spain, and the
removal of brother J. B. Watkins to Wash
ington city.
Robert W. Powers is one of our leading
merchants, a wholesale druggist, a prosper
ous business man, an active member of the
First church, a well-informed Baptist, and
an earnest, devoted Christian. We expect
much help in meetings of the Board from ids
wise counsels and his sanctified common-
sense.
Rev. Ciias. H. Ryland, D. D., is of Die
Baptist blood royal, being of the King and
Queen stock, a nephew of Dr. Robert Ry¬
land. He is pastor of two country churches,
and is widely and well known as the Finan¬
cial Secretary of Richmond College. No
man of his generation lias done more to
systematize and develope the beneficence
of Virginia Baptists. We gladly welcome
him to a place in which there is sore need of
similar work on a wider scale.
By an interruption of our regular mailing
arrangements, a number of subscribers en¬
titled to four copies of the December num¬
ber, received only one. The mistake has
been corrected in every case tiiat was
brought to our attention, and will not be
likely to occur again. Subscribers do us a
favor by reporting promptly any failure to
receive their papers. We cannot absolutely
avoid all possibility of mistake in putting
them up, nor guarantee safe and timely de¬
livery by the postal service, but will always
cheerfully correct any error and do our best
to prevent its recurrence.
of thus " comparing ourselves with our¬
selves,” we had put in an estimate of what
even in our own opinioii we ought to have
given, the contrast would be painfully ap¬
palling — how much more if we compare our
poor and meagre offerings with the perfect
standard of what Jesus has given for us and
what lie expects at our hands. Will not each
reader look at what his State has given, as¬
certain what part of that his church has
given, recall the amount which he himself
lias given, and then “ remember the words
of the Lord Jesus how he himself said : It is
more blessed to give than to receive.’
What a splendid record ismade (IlCor.viii;
i-5,) about the churches of Macedonia; they
first gave themselves and so, their deep pov¬
erty abounding to the riches of their liber¬
ality, they gave according to their power,
yea, and beyond their power.
RECEIPTS OK EIGHT MONTHS.
nient of these drafts when presented
whether there is any money on hand or not
Thus our treasury is overdrawn to the ex
tent of $ 13,000. Ten new missionaries are
now on the ocean going to their fields. The
appropriations of the next quarter must
necessarily be proportionately larger. To
pay tlie debt already accumulated, and sup
port tlie work on its present basis, to say
nothing of entering open doors in every
continent, will require in the four months
that yet remain of our financial year nt least
£50,000.
Can this be raised ? Unquestionably, yes.
It is but a small sum for the million of
Southern white Baptists. In tlie same
period of last year they gave for foreign
missions over £50,000. God lias blessed
them this year with better crops, a revival of
business, a more hopeful outlook. If we
regard their real ability, twice the sum asked
for would be but a trifle.
But wilt it be raised ? Ah, brother, that is
the question we anxiously ask you. You are
ready to do your part. Yes, certainly, but
will you double or quadruple your fair pro¬
portion, so as to make up for the tens of
thousands, less favored, less enlightened
than you are, who will not see this appeal or
hear tlie cry of the nations that sit in dark¬
ness and in the shadow of death.
The case is urgent, the need is great. Help,
and help now.
By the return of Dr. Albert G. Lawson to
the work of the pastorate, the Missionary
Union loses the services of a faithful and ef¬
ficient Secretary,
t®*This number is sent to some influen¬
tial men and honorable women as a sample
С0РУ,
with the hope that they, will form clubs
and have it come every month during 1886.
Alabama .
lSS.(.
. $ ',375 ss
1S85.
$ 1,945 4s
636 55
451 96
6,779 33
T.I5Q 72
Florida . . . .
.... 372 75
IQ I 45
1,574 Q4
Mississippi .
1,822 86
Missouri . - ...
.... 3,202 95
3,252 36
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South Carolina .
5,158 00
1,903 97
8.477 79
5,009 14
27 45
3,286 46
Virginia . .
Other States .
Total . $56,669 43 £.|S,426 69
The increase of $12,000 over last year looks
well at first sight, but is liable to some de¬
ductions. About $5,000 of it, as explained
in June, was really contributed, mostly in
Georgia and Texas, last year, but brought
into this year’s account; $2,000 more are dona¬
tions from Philadelphia— $1,000 given by Mr.
Bucknell to Mexican schools, and £t,ooo by
the Publication Society for Bible work. The
real advance in regular contributions has
been some $5,000, gallantly led by North
Carolina.
LIABILITIES.
Tlie policy of the Board in allowing
treasurers of tlie several missions to draw
quarterly in advance for the amounts appro¬
priated for their support, requires the pay-
THE FAREWELL MEETING.
Sunday, the 29th November, was a day to
be remembered among Richmond Baptists.
On Friday preceding one of the ablest and
purest men who ever walked among them,
Dr.
Л.
B. Brown, had ceased his tireless
activity, or rather had risen on the eagle
wings of God’s messenger to those higher
spheres of thought and life, toward which
his lofty intellect had so often soared. That
day was set for his luneral. Many eyes
were tearful, many hearts were torn, and
nature, as if in sympathy, poured out her
torrents from scurrying clouds.
In the morning we heard brother R. T.
Bryan at the Grace Street church— a simple,
earnest, pointed talk on the plenteous
harvest and the fewness of the laborers. In
the afternoon, despile the pouring rain, a
large and solemn congregation gathered at
the same place to pay their tribute to de¬
parted worth. Few outside of his family
circle knew Dr. Brown more intimately or
feels more keenly than we do, his loss. As
gentle as he was great, as pure as he was
learned, as wise and helpful as lie was
modest and retiring. We cannot refrain
from turning aside to drop this sprig upon
his grave though it be but a bit of acacia
put upon one of the cedars of Lebanon.
At night, though still very inclement, the
capacious First church was well filled. The
programme included devotional exercises
led by pastors Cooper, Clopton and Ship-
man, a presentation to tlie audience by our
Corresponding Secretary of ten young mis¬
sionaries, responses from brethren Herring,
Daniel and Bryan — brother PuthufT having
travelled all the previous night on a belated
train, was not in trim for speaking — a prac¬
tical and impressive charge by Dr. Geo. B.
Taylor, of Rome, and a parting prayer led by
Dr. Wm. E. Hatcher; all interspersed with
appropriate hymns, and presided over with
grace and felicity of expression by
Prof. Ciias. H. Winston, as President pro
of the Board. At the close of the
the sweet singer” of Richmond,
Capt. Frank Cunningham, gave them a fare-
song, and many came forward to grasp
the hands that were to bear glad tidings to
the far off lands.
Next day the band thus for a little while
united separated again. Brethien Herring
and Bryan, with their wives and Miss
McCown, turned toward the sunset. They
had a pleasant trip across the continent, a
warm reception by Dr. Hartwell in San
Francisco, and at last accounts, December
9th, were on board a Pacific steamer, to sail
at 2 P. M. for Yokohama, where they trans¬
fer to another steamer for Shanghai.
Brethren Daniel and PuthufT, with their
wives and Miss Everett, ran down to New-
ports News, at the mouth of James river,
and on the evening of December 5th, about
7 o’clock, steamed out and took
easterly course for Bahia and Rio deja
Both these parties are now on the
deep. God grant them safe and prosperous
voyagt-s, and give them access to the hearts
of the people to whom they are sent “ to-
open their eyes, that they may turn from
darkness to light and from the power of
Satan unto God, that they may receive re¬
mission of sins and an inheritance among
them that are sanctified by faith.”
We congratulate tlie Baptists of South
Carolina on securing Dr. T. M. Bailey to
take charge of their State Mission work, and
build upon the foundations so well laid by
Dr. R. H. Griffith. While filling a similar
position in Alabama he proved, also, one
of the best of friends and workers for For¬
eign Missions, and will bring to his duties in
the new place the same broad Christian
spirit. We confidently expect that under
his leadership the Palmetto State, already
foremost in proportion to size, will distance
all competitors in giving for the spread of
the gospel among the heathen.
The Missionary Review (Nov.-Dee.) ad¬
ding up its figures gathered from the reports,
of 50 American and 51 European organiza¬
tions, finds tlie following interesting, and we-
suppose nearly accurate, statistics for the-
year 18S5-4: (We use round numbers for
figures, which are at best only approximate.').
HOME STRENGTH.
American.
European.
Total.,
Ministers,
79,600
69,800
149,400
Members,
1 1 ,300,000
16.700,000
28,000,000
CMInbilhn,
$3,800,000
6,200,000
10,000,000
Average,
33c.
36c.
35c..
WORKERS IN FOREIGN FIELDS.
Ordained,
1,059
1,849
• 2,908.
Laymen,
133
566
669.
Women,
1,201
I,X2X
2,322
NATIVE CONVERTS.
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Ordained,
1,079
1,283
2,362
Assistants,
9,195
'7i444
26,637
Cooaitititti,
269,300
499,900
769,200
These figures show a gratifying advance
over those of the previous year. They show,
too, that the gospel is advancing more rap¬
idly in proportion to men and means, in
heathen than in Christian lands.
“THE CO-WORKER."
Pastors Smilli and Acree, of Lynchburg,
Va., kindly send us the first number of a
little monthly issued by them jointly, in the
interests of the Baptist cause in and around
that city- We do not know anywhere two
pastors who co-work more heartily and har¬
moniously, and we wish them tlie best suc¬
cess in this new enterprise. The size of the
paper, a little smaller than the Journal, and
its price, 25 cents a year, suggests a ques¬
tion : Does not the telegraphic spirit of the
times require more of short, spicy, para¬
graphs in small and cheap papers, and fewer
of the large, grave and weighty publica¬
tions ? We cannot do without these latter,
but ought they not to strengthen themselves
by combining, and encourage the smaller
ones to multiply ?
