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Vol. 18— New Series.
RICHMOND. VA, MARCH, 1887.
,1^0. 8.-^Vyhple No. 223.
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THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND CHRIS-
TIANITY,
The J.ondon Times of January loth has a
long letter from a correspondent in China,
which contains matter of interest to those
who take an interest in Chinese missions.
The writer says: " During the, past few
months the Chinese authorities in various
parts of the Umpire have issued proclama¬
tions to the people calling on them to live
at peace with Christian missionaries and
converts, and explaining that the Christian
religion teaches men to do right, and should
therefore be respected.” The object of these
proclamations, which have been posted up
in all the eighteen provinces, is two-fold—
to prevent violence to missionaries and con¬
verts, and to correct certain misconceptions
concerning Christianity which liavp obtained
among The ‘’people. Tills latter the writer
says, is really the most important part of
the proclamation,” because it tends to re¬
move those incorrect ideas which- lead to
violence. It removes the causes of persecu¬
tion. The Chinese are not naturally cruel,
and do not seem disposed to persecute for
religious opinions, as readily appears from
the fact that'the adherents of several differ¬
ent religious systems live together in the
Empire, enjoying equal rights and privileges
in all respects, even to the occupation of
high civil positions. The severe persecu¬
tions' which have ' been visited upon Chris¬
tians seem to have-been occasioned by an
erroneous idea that Christianity was a cloak
for political movements, and that its ef¬
fect upon individuals would be to remove
them from -under the control of their
Own government, : and put'them hinder that
of some foreign power.. This idea has been
fostered, by, if it ..did not originate in, the
action of the -Catholic priests, who claimed
that their converts were not subject to the
laws of China, arid so threw over.themjtfie
protecting, power of France— a nation that
has ever seemed ,to lend her- power to the
support- and defence of priestly^ arrogance
and .usurpation,’
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Indeed, this action "of. tha Chinese govern*
went is a skillful stroke of policy, inasmuch
as it means that hereafter Chinn will under¬
take the protection of missionaries and their
converts, severely punish any wrongs in¬
flicted upon them unjustly, and so obviate
the necessity of foreign interference in Chi¬
nese matters. It is part of a definite plan
to rid China b(French.iriterTerancein behalf
of Catholic priests and converts, by China’s
amply providing for their 'protection, j't is
a masterly stroke of policy, a piece -of. yyfse
Statesmanship. Yet, at the.same time, it is
an action-whlch must prove of incalculable
advantage to the cause of missions. When
the goyernnientuqt. only protects, bu.t'praises
Christianity,. a great barrier to, its reception
by the people is removed.
"Facts arg the fingfers’hf God," says Dr.
Pierson.' Is' not the above fact a finger of
God p
о
i n t i rigliTs people" to the near approach
of China’s redemption ficirii1* arid indicating
to them that now: is the -time for them to
work ? Verily, the.vvalls of.China are down,
and if we go not up and possess it for the
I.ord, we are unfaithful to our trusts; -•
Let-us reinforce our missions, there.- The
men and women can be' found; where, arc
the means to send them? -
PERSECUTIONS HELP. . - .
In talking with
Его.
Taylor about his
work in Bahia; Brazil, .we were' struck by a
remark he let fall — “ We have’large numbers
to hear us whenever we have persecution.;’
We were reminded of the remark by a letter
from a Presbyterian missionary.-who, after
giving an account of services held fn'.a Bra¬
zilian town amid severe persecutions, adds:
“ We gained our point, and our congrega¬
tions increased, until we had more people
than I have ever seen at preaching in. Brazil,
except the first month I. preached in Maran-
hao.”
Bro. Taylor Says that the Brazilian Chris¬
tians really seem to enjoy persecutions,, so
much so that when such arebeing visited on
any church,- the members crowd to the
place, allowing nothing to keep them away.
The wrath of men gives enlarged opportu¬
nities to God.’s ministers to preacli his word,
and strengthens the converts in their devo¬
tion to.their church, so praising God.
MISSIONARY SPIRIT IN COLLEGES!
Among the many missionary movements
which are taking; place at this time, there is
none of deeper iiiterest nor fulier.of promise
than that which is going on among college
students: It was to be expected that there
would be an ’earliest missiopary spirit in our
theological seminaries, and so \vq are no't
surprised at the announcement that at the
Inter-Seminary Alliance recently held at
Oberlin, Ohio,- at which some thirty semina¬
ries, of ten different' evangelical denomina¬
tions, were -representedreighty-one young
men and.wo'mtin pledged theni&efves'lo work
in the foreign field. But a work that will
be a surprise to many has been going on,
not in seminaries, but in colleges. .'
At the hit, Hermon Bible School, held Jast
year, under Mr. .Moody’s direction, two
young men from Princetomwere appointed
to visit the colleges of America, .and en¬
deavor to awaken an. Interest .among the
students in the. work -of missions. Their
success in' the endeavor haS -been- beyond
the expectatipfis even of the most sanguine.
Their meetings have been times of refresh¬
ing Trpm the presence .of the Lord.. Not
only have many young men had their atte'rf-
tibri'-tiirncd ‘to ritjssidns ash l.lle-’ work, jiut
the converting power.of Gcd has been mani¬
fested. Their.chief worki of course, has been
in the way above mentioned— the stirring up
of a missionary zeal among .the. young men,
and tJie.pctsuadingiqf'H'an'y of these j'o give
tiieir lives fo;the work:’ in 36 colleges, -men*
tjoned.-in -thet Missionary Review ; OVeF'656
young men have- pledged" themselves to
work, lit foreign fields.. 'The' following ex¬
tract- from the Review gives an idea of the
work being done ::
"Some of these students had previously
given themselves. ;to, the foreign work, jbqt
most of them have, corn? to. this .decision
since October tst. The" two .young: .men
wIionVGod ls.uslng.for tfils work. are, finding
choice opportunities for ptesentlng the claims
rind, needs of millions dying wHhputa.knpw-
are.expresslng a.'desire for pray'cr and sotpe
confessing phrist in .thesfe meetings. JFrom
:one jvhb' was present alajecent.meeting we
nave these words! “_Th'c pdVgl'.Of ,tlie‘Spitit
was? .manifest. aS"T .have inever.seen.or felt
before. ■*' . *' *
к—
: stopped .me— took
the paper from’ mg.‘ His hand.'ttembled ; |;e
Weptllke?a Child. ' We bbwed.our. heads in
silerit.prayer. . .Not a' word Was said, but the
Spirit did* His' work.’ 'Twerity.-six signed;
one of them a ordfesspy. , He' offered an ear¬
nest prayer. Tlirin' in the twilight hour.we
joined hands and stood .while, we .sang,
• Nearer, my.jGdd, td_TJiee. e’en. though" It .e
a cross that ralseth me.'
. It. may be well to say that these fruits. have
been gathered not only from denominational
institutions, in .which. are.found many Chris¬
tians, and wheie the students are breathing
a religious atmosphere, hut frcm'State insti-
lutions'as well.
Making all due allowance for "thejnumber
of these young men who.have spoken under
the impulse of a stirring appeal, -and.who,
on sober second thought, will recall ttjeir
promises, to go, can we not seelhere ala'rge
force of strong young men.prepari'ngTor’tbe
Lord's work— trained recruits for.his service?
And seeing, may we'not rejoice and praise
God?" \Ve; may well rejoice in this move¬
ment, as another sign o'f .the growinglnter-
est- in this work of saving a lost worjd, and
as another indication that the earth is, -in the
.comparatively near, .future, to be filled with
the knowledge of the Lord, even as the
waters cover the seas.-
Is it not time for our people in the South
to awake to the fact" that God is working a
great work in our day, and that we are ex¬
pected to.bear.our pari in.th^.work, £ -Some
of burowri Southern •colleges have felt the
power of this movement, and some of our
own young men are saying, “Here anT I;
send.'me.” _•
God is raising up the trien for thC.work,
and in so doing how-loudly does he call on
his- people to furnish the money. The
sound of a going is in the tops ofthe 'mul¬
berry trees; shall riot God’s people be¬
stir themselves ? God is before his. people;
shall they refuse to follow him ? .
' Oh, that our people would heed the rnany
calls that God is "making to them to arise
and, follow him in- the conquest of the. world
for Christ." Spirit of God, come upon our
people! "
A correspondent of the Baptist Missionary
Magazine, writing about" the "Baptists in Ger-
nfany, quotes the foilowing statement from
the. letter of,a gentleman, not.a. Baptist, who
has “ had every- opportunity *- *■ to get the
informatfon he desired : " ‘
“ Although I am a member. of aldenomi-
nation whose .members are not looked -upon
as dissenters, yet, judging from what I have
seen and experienced, it.is ray candid •opin¬
ion. that,:if.tlie spirituality of the masses, of
Germany is to be increased, the so-called
^sects' must, he, supported .in their work:
free churches musL.be founded. . Nor do", I
stand alone jn this opinion ; able nnd.loyal
men, who, are- high, ofiicethearers in. State
and Church.jiave told.me that .free or inile-
penilent churches for,- Germany are a ne-
cessity.”' -I..’,.
„
-‘ "
. GEu'SACRjFicE.— h'.wasthelire-blood'pf
Christ that, red eemed the wprid/arid it is the
lifejbiood-of personal Service thatcavaiis to
sOVe theni -.*' ! wr
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RETURN OF REV."if. C, , TAYLOR" AND WIFEK
...c AND MISS’ EVERETT, OF -BRAZIL. - -
h. l*i 'A' *Jl< * ' ‘ t " * \ 1 1^..,
-Rev. Z. C. Taylor ,-wlio -lias been ip Brazil!
five years, and. who bas.done an excellent/
work' at* Bahia' 'and inJlHe regions''fo'uj)d*
about;1 returned' to this -country in January,,
to recruirkjs health, Bro., ^Taylor nas" no
specific disease, rbut has-sulTercd from-gen—
riral’ brtikdown, ''occasioned by. .liis.,.fiye
years’ hard vvork- in tiie hot,- humitF-regidns
of South-eastern Brazil, He is' one of our ■
most trusted .missionaries: and. we are .glad':
to ‘know that lieexpe’cts to" he able to retiipj.»
to liis-field’ ofriabor- bythe end of the;'year.
Duringlhisisfay, at liom’e he wiil-devotehim-
self to^j.he^p.rri'pafatipVandjR4blicatiorf;dT a-t.
short work on Brazil, itr which will be given-
such' information; about; thejcountry^andjlts^
irillaiiltarits "as 'our' people need’.' tOr':knowi_
and which cannot* be'’bbtairi'cd";riaiv,;except
in large works, at conslderable.cost: -
Accompanying Bro. iTaylor ia. Mis9»Mma,
S. Everett, whose s pri gh tjy |e tterejfFQ lri,'Bra -
zil many of us have 1 end; witlr much ^plea¬
sure. Miss Everett, was.at’tacked. by yellow
fever just after her arrival in Brazil, and her
constit'utio'n, greatly, weakened.1 Sbmc.time
since.shewa/rittacked/y-adl^eape' peculiar
to that, climate4, the only cure for
/
which" is.
immediate removal.'. JTlje' physfcian'S thdre-
gave her very, little encouragement to hope-
thatshe would ever recover.. We are-glad,
however; to'st'ate'"that'a very! excellent phy-
sician of this place, -after examining into' her
case, thinks she can.be entirely-cured.- o' '
Will not our- people
‘р.гаУ
Tori ’oiif" loved
missionaries, that God would., bless them
with a speedy recovery oMiealth ? And let
us deeply, sympathize, with' .them
т_
their
times' of 'weakness and u ffermg.’ Rind
words *of sympathy would jbe -a joy and .a.
help to them. . v.
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. — - — JJIKK >1?
Dr.-A.-T. Pierson, in liis late workj"-The-.
Crisis |n IiljssiOhs,’-’ thus defines a crisis :
V Itis.a combination of grand opportunity---
arid great responsib'ilityj.the.hour when the-
chance of'glorious success.'and The -risk; of ;
awful 'fail tire confront .each other -'the turn- -
irig'-point of history arid ^destiny.. We d6 .
riofsay the crisis of missions is coming; -it
has come, and fs evrin'riow- hpori us/ There -
have-been repeated crises' before, but the -
crisis is riow.to be met'. Never- since Christ
committed a world’s '.evangelization to his -
servants^- have such' open -doors.' pf oppor¬
tunity; such "providential removal; of 'bar¬
riers ' a'rid ^subsidence of .obstacle's", such,
general preparation for the -universal- -’and
imrriediate disserilination of thO gospel, arid!
such triumph of grace". in the work of-mis-
sio'ris; supplied such; inspiration to' arigelfc -
zeal and seraphic devotion"; brivit may well i,
be "doubted whether there has ever-been.^
'g'reater'risk'"6f losing the opportunity. -We -
arein peril of practical apatny, if1 riot'apds- .
tasy, with respect to- this Stewardship bl the_^
gospel; this obligation to a'lost world.”'
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-The £d inburgh Review, for. July, -I8S6,
says: * - ' " t , - -
“ The", 'devotion of the- Roman Catholic
riiissioriatTes is unsurpassed, and ‘possibly-
"uriequaled/ They give up everything— Home,
country; family— to .spend their.llves among
their bar haridri' flocks: They’ ask 'nothing _-
from' their -.converts; -arid- live .is pooriy as *
they ."It is not easy to explain why tliey-afb-
So much le's's successful thaif the Protfestarits;-
Yet ftls'certairi that itis’sor " ' '
, “A 'Roriian-Catholic riiission.was.-'trie’dHri
tlie New Hebrides arid iailedi Afio’t her was
tried in New Britain, and that also failed.
It was. "the sartie, in the. Ellice group.- -In
every One of the places n'amed the' Protest
arils- ha’ve 'succeeded; Even in . SamoaT'arid
Tonga; Where lhe natural' dispOsilloe of’th'e
n.iti ves' would scehi. to incline theiri: irresis*
liblyhoksfatefy arid ornate! ceremonies; thb
Catholic '.Christians hfb hut "a fractibn’-of
those ' that belong Vo ‘the., dther sects. The
Ft%pchwc!ergy, proscribed ’.in Fraricd. -are
betted cby'the gOvefrirrieiit of- the" Republic
ln‘Odeanic.t; ‘A French, man-of-war is -"an-
rihally-'pla'cea'at the _disposM oPthe"Fre’nth
Roman CalhpHc bishop; to/rarryWm through
His'-dlbriesiFand'the same' is.dbrie’ for Him
from1 Levuka- tb Sava!’0
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