Foreign Mission Journal, June 1890

Foreign Mission Journal. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. v>Sk "ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. GO YE, THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS." Vol. 2i— New Series. RICHMOND, VA., JUNE, 1S90. No. 11 — Whole No. 263» iKntsrstl at the Post-0 at Itlchmond, Va., |M .econd-clnss matter.] Foreign Mission Journal. RATES PER ANNUM: I For paper» separately addreeeed, either to aarae or to different post offices t ТЬтеТоУр1ёГй>Т;оУ.7.'1 II Forpackayes sent to one person, who shall he rsipon.lble lor their distribution t Глпг copies for *1, or more at. . J5 cts. apiece, Twenty-live copies for «.or mors nt . Jo cts. apiece. Oiellundred copies for*10, or more nt . .IS cu. ap.ece «-Please remit by Draft, Postal Order, or In Reels ttred I.etter, and notify us pnosii’TLY ol any change in fcddm*. Address, FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL, Richmond. Va, ADVERTISING RATES. 8ГАОВ. Ooslnch . . Two Inches . Three Inches . Quarter column.. Hall column . nos column . — 1 Month. a Months Months IS Months 1 u 3 45 в 50 13 0»J 3 40 в 45 IS to 22 BO S 60 0 30 18 00 S! OO 4 75 13 00 35 1/0 46 Of» 9 35 25 26 48 00 90 IK) 18 00 50 00 03 00 178 00 FOREIGN MISSION BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN OAPTIST CONVENTION LOCATiD AT RICHMOND. ППОШТА. PbxSIDXST— H. II. HARRIS. Ttca-rnx6iD*HT8 — .Tosbua Levering. Md.,O. W, Toreklea, La.. A. E. Owen, Л a.. N. A. Bailey .Fla., l.L. White. N.O.. О. V. lingbv, Ky., W. O. Bled eoe, Alabama, J. P. Greene, Oarroll Texas. W. L. Kilpatrick, Qa„ A. J.S. Thomas. S. О В. J. Willingham, Tenn.. J. B. Searcy, Ark., Qeorge Whitfield. Miss.. W. F. AttklsBou, W. \ a. OOBUXSrOHDrKOSXCnXTAIlT— H.A. TUPPER. ASSISTANT SKCnETAItY, T. P. BELL. TBXA8DPXR— J. O. WILLIAMS. Rxconoitto SXCRXTAItT— А. В. CLABKB. AtJDtTOn-H. C. BURNETT. Board or Mamaoeb6.— H. K. Ellyson, С. H. Win- «ton, W. E. Hatcher. J. Pollard, Гг.. S. O. Olop ton, J. П. llntion, W. D. Thomas, W. W. Landrom, <3eo. Cooper, О. H. Rvland. H. C. Burnett, T. P. Mathews, it, H. Pitt. li.S. Kosher, J. L. M. Curry, Theo. Whltnetd. e&'All communications in reference to the business of this Board should be addressedto H. A. Tupper, Corresponding Secretary, Bichmond. Va. THE GATHERING OF THE LITTLES. Very many people talk very much about the power of "littles," but few among us realize what this power is. The Roman Catholic church realizes and utilizes it, and by it builds churches and schools, and asylums, and does everything else that can be done by the liberal use of money, The colored people know this power, and by frequent collections of pennies and nickles, and dimes and quarters, they too build ■churches, equip them handsomely, and maintain their services at an expenditure of money that is marvelous in the eyes of their white neighbors, who have not yet learned what a power there is in the littles which they waste. We have an illustration of this power in the annual report of our Board this year, or rather two illustrations ; and the two are in one section of the report. Carefully consider the figures, and the lesson will appear : woman's work AND SUNBEAMS. These enterprises of our Christian wo¬ men and the children are naturally and logically associated in the mind, as they »ct ?nd react very obviously on each other. And while the little ones take shorter steps than their seniors, so that they cannot be 'f I j to go pari passu, they do keep up a !j nd of ratio in progress, which has been illustrated during the past year. , The Sunbeams report through their Cousin George,” who is the Rev. George Braxton Taylor, of the First Baptist church of Baltimore, Md., $3,iS9 43- This is more than $1,000 in advance of the receipts the Tear before. During the year ioo societies were organized, making the present num¬ ber 372, The Executive Committee of the Wo- ™an s Missionary Societies of the South, report $21,222.91, which is $2.506.63 beyond the receipts of the previous year. All honor to the little “ Sunbeams,” who nave been carrying the light of the Sun of Righteousness into homes in this land and abroad! All honor to the noble women "no have toiled and labored and saved, that they might lay a gift— nay, many gifts— at the feet of their much loved Lord I Both these are teaching us all what can be done by saving and giving littles, and d°mg it often. When our churches gen¬ erally learn the lesson these would leach, ~e Lord’s treasury will be full to over¬ sowing.. Small contributions frequently made will keep our hearts open and the cord’s treasury full. STATISTICAL TABLE. We are glad to be able to give our readers a statistical table of our missions, so that they may see at a glance what is being accomplished on our mission fields, in so far as figures can tell the story. This table formed a part of the annual report of the Board, and has been prepared with great care and at considerable expense of time and labor. Having never had such a table before we had to work out one to suit our own work, and then secure for It the facts and figures, which only the missionaries could furnish In some cases the procuring of accurate statistics required muclt labor on their part, and it gives us pleasure to testify to the uniform patience and kindness of these busy men, as we have plied them from time to time with many questions, the answers to which were necessary for the perfecting of the table. Having once gotten a suitable form, it wilt be easier to keep it up from year to year.. It is more than probable that there are some Inaccuracies in this, as, for example, in the number of male and female scholars, respectively in the mixed schools, at which we had to guess, but noneof any importance, and we hope from time to time to make the table more and more accurate and complete. The annual report says of this table : " It is the most satisfactory exhibit of the kind ever presented by us to the Convention. Special attention is called to the fact that in the past year our native churches have contributed to the work $4.6So.S7. This is at the rate of $2.00 for each member, which is twenty times as much as the average annual ottering for Foreign Missions of each member of our Southern Baptist churches.” STATISTICAL TABLE. OUT Stat’ns Mission.** HIES, f Гхок* PAINED. £ 'i Increase. Diminution. Schools. Schol¬ ars. MISSION'S. c r V. e 3 < c v. r c « >. c j! \ v. a «V £ s'*, i — « C 5 ‘E ** Й в a e C .5 • « c c U < £ £ c .S 1 c § 0 j l 7. f -'1 « ES u is s c s 0 l к js 1 c c ‘5 s 1 ■5 c C V z a Cl C И 5 £ 2 £ £ a £ is Us a | a я "C e 0 О CHINA: Shantung . Shanuhal . 3 r 1 10 4 3 . 4 3 1 1 4 "1 4 144 03 0 1 3 Г. 2 1 1 1 i 20 10 $ П.40 15m. 77 40.20 523.07 24.00 Chlnkintig . . . Cnnton . А Т» RICA.-.-- ••• • 1 3 0 3 1 4 10 1 3 3 G 2 4 ...... 1 3 11 4 ’"’7 3 1 C 4 0 G38 06 "2$ G 1 IO 3 20 0 b i 3 13 100 75 3 ICO 75 ITA LY . . 1 2 GO 1 13 G 13 233 so 12 0 33 1,738.00 BRAZIL! 4, 4 1 1 4 G a 217 33 4 к 300.00 Kio . 1 1 89 3 0 400.00 00.00 Minns Gcrnes . MEXICO: 1 1 1 • »••• 1 1 0 3 * 1 2 4 20 G G 4 1 12 20 cso ICS 20 2 Ю 11 2 40 100 1,350.00 Zacatecas . 0 1 1 1 1 3 04 2; 5 4 1 10 17 Jalisco . JAPAN . 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 J 23 1 Total. . 371 *> no 33 30 13 39 4G 11 02 2.213 4 00 03 П 4(1 33 45 111 12 <i:S05.3SO'S4,OR0.87 THE JOURNAL. For some time past the editor of the not affect the circulation, it is believed, and stimulate them. At the last meeting and would" be more than equalled bylhejof the Convention a number were reportec superiority of the magazine. This matter MAPS OF OUR MISSION FIELDS. We have received applications from a of brethren for maps of our mis- fields, such as they could use in mis- lectures. Up to this time we have had to refer them to the large wall map, published be the Messrs. Colton, of New as appointed to, or as having sailed for several different fields. Now the Board reports that in the past twenty months thir¬ ty-nine have already entered Into their new labors, and one is at the Convention on the way to China, making forty in all. Of this number eleven have gone to Mexico ; three have gone to Brazil ; five to Africa ; seven¬ teen to China ; and four have gone to open the new mission in Japan. Journal has Had in mind the question of , js novv under the consideration of a iudi- changing its form, and giving to its readers 1 cious committee, and the conclusion 01 the a neat pamphlet. On the occasion of a | Board, it is hoped, will be for the best in¬ visit to the Mission Rooms in Baltimore, he ; erA“d°nfow.emCaaUSwe; BOt ask the friends 0f had his attention directed to a large table, , th of the cause it represents, on which were arranged all the missumary , tQ ^ for sti„ wider circuiation ? It is per.od.cals of the day. The only one, much d. Let the sphere of its among them a 1 not m pamphlet form was ;пПиессе be ^ the Journal. His attention was called to 1 _ _ _ the fact that the files of this paper were | frequently consulted, and to the many | searchers of its columns it presented a , sorry appearance. The paper, frdm ex- 1 poJure and handling, had become yellow, j while the edges had become ragged and j soiled. The question was asked, “Can we " н1“аг“5 at firsuh0aththebe°xpense would j York, and designed to show aU the mis- 1 ЙЙй!^?йЯ1^иН(5“я2м ' Mr! м3 be greatly increased— so much so, as to greatly diminish the circulation. But on close investigation, he finds that he can furnish a thirty-two page pamphlet, printed on good book paper, with colored cover, for fifty cents to single subscribers, and thirty cents to clubs of ten and over— in every case the paper to be sent directly to the subscriber, without the intervention of club distributor. RETURN AND DEATH OF MISSIONARIES. From our South American mission are eight missionaries, because of im health— four of whom (Mr. and Mrs, and Mr. and Mrs. Futhuff) have re¬ tired from the service ; and two others (Mr. and Mrs. Daniel) have no early prospect of return. Mr. and Mrs. Soper, now in Eng¬ land, expect to go back this summer to Brazil. Miss Fannie E. Russell, still in fee sion meet the needs of some of the brethren, but for others it would be inconvenient and too expensive. We have at last hit upon a plan which we think will enable every pastor who desires it, to secure a correct map of each of our mission fields, of such size and perfection as he may de¬ sire, and at an expenditure of only a little jf'the Board endorses his purpose, the ( time and patience. We are having pre¬ change will be made with the August num- 1 pared by a very accurate lady, small maps her, which begins a new volume. The ad vantages of the change are so many and so manifest as hardly to need enumeration. We mention only a few— space for more matter, more convenient and durable form, greater convenience of having each copy mailed direct to the individual subscriber, greater neatness of appearance. The price Is j ust one-half that of other pub¬ lications of the same size, and the same as that of some not nearly so large, and it comes within the reach of any and every¬ one who wishes to have a missionary paper. The following is taken from the report of the Board to the Convention and gives promise of a favorable consider¬ ation of the matter when the Board meets : FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL. This little monthly continues its periodi¬ cal visits to all ol our States 5 but would that it could be said, to all of our Baptist churches and families. Its circulation is some 13,000 copies per month. Its income has been $2,3x1.34, Hs outlay $2,278.17; leaving a balance on hand of $33. J7.- It has been suggested by sagacious friends that as a depository for permanent records of missionary work the Journal is not m the best form. A magazine of some thirty pages, it is thought, would be quite as con¬ venient for current information which the Board wishes to give to the churches, and very much more convenient Гог the pre¬ servation of missionary facts which are material for the future history of our For¬ eign Missions. The difference of cost be¬ tween the two forms of publication would of these fields, about seven by five inches, on which will be marked every important station occupied by our missionaries. These maps willappearin xhe Journal from time to time, and from them any one can prepare enlarged copies, made on any scale he or she may desire. Any pastor can find in his congregation some skillful lady, who, in a little while, could prepare from these small ones, larger maps, suited for use in missionary talk or lecture. These maps will, by agreement, be used also’by the Executive Committee in Balti¬ more, in connection with their prayer cards and leaflets, and after a while, when all the fields have been gone over, we hope to prepare a neat hand book of our whole missionary field. stations of the world. This, with , p,[rs_ David have not yet returned ; and corrections and additions, would j from the same field our Sister С. E. Smith has gone never to return. She departed this life, in Lagos, on the 17th day of Octo ber, 18S9. She was a noble, self-sacrificing missionary. She rejoiced to bear the Cross; she now wears a crown of rejoicing. Our Brother Smith finds himself in the deepest solitude of spirit, but bravely labors on at his appointed post. Referring to the seif- forgetting consecration of Brother and Sis¬ ter Smith, Rev. P._A. Eubank says : The heroic age of missions is not ceased.” » * * * * * * * * THE MISSOURI QUESTION. Last year was reported the result of the conference with the American Baptist Mis¬ sionary. Union with regard to agencies in Missouri. At the last meeting of the Gen¬ eral Association of that State our Board, with all other missionary boards, was re¬ quested to withdraw its agent from Mis¬ souri, in order that the State itself might make collections for Foreign Missions. Immediately on receiving ofitcial notifica¬ tion of this action, our Board requested their faithful agent, Rev. R. S. Duncan, D. D., to retire from its service. The Board felt bound to comply promptly with the wish of the State Convention, though it regretted greatly to displace this truly missionary official, to whose perse¬ vering efforts more than perhaps to any other single agency the contributions of the State of Missouri to Foreign Missions have multiplied ten-fold in the last ten years. It is earnestly desired that this change, though radical and sudden, may prove a surcease to all friction, and be pro¬ motive of the still more rapidly increasing missionary development of that State. *«** * * * * * Would that all these tardy offerings of the last month or two had come sooner— to save interest. But the Board is too thank¬ ful that they came at all to put thediscount of complaint upon the spirit of rejoicing. Nevertheless, the whole truth is better than a part of it. There is cause of gratitude to the churches and thanksgiving to God for .what has been done. But, in the midst of appreciation for what has been done, it is only right that the Convention should be reminded of what has not been done. At our last meeting the Board reported the necessity for $150,000 for the past year. There is not a mission that does not need reinforcement for efficiency, if not to keep up its present status. Some of our missionaries make grievous lament over the seeming neglect of their vital interests. In order to furnish this necessary support the Board required, as stated, $126,000. The need of houses of worship was very great, though not so im¬ perative, and required, as stated, $24.000. There was no margin left for contingencies or for any considerable advancement. This $150,000 was needed to run the mis¬ sions safely and successfully. Instead of this amount the Board received $109,174,20. This was below our necessities $40,825.80. To avert disaster, the Board has been forced to abandon the purpose of church-building, and even to deny what some missionaries regarded so essential that they proposed to abandon the field if they were denied the necessities of their missions. Yet the Board, not required to do impossibilities, had to deny. Jf our pastors do not realize the needs of our work, and sound the matter out from the pulpit, and our people do not receive of the Lord the ability or the grace to do more for the world's evangelization, the Board knows not what is to be done — except to labor and pray, and to trust and hope, in the future as in the past. Yet, after all, the deepest sentiment of the Board is: “ Praise the Lord.” BOOK NOTICES. We have received from the American Baptist Publication Society, 1420 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, the last two volumes of the American Commentary. These em¬ brace the Epistles, from Galatians to II Thessalonians, and the Pastoral Epistles. These two volumes complete the great work undertaken fifteen years ago by. the Society, to give to the Christian world a scholarly commentary on the New Testa¬ ment, prepared entirely by Baptist scholars, with Dr. Alvah Hovey as General Editor. And now that the work has been completed, the Society has re-arranged the volumes so as to make them uniform in size, and in so doing has reduced the number to seven. The whole set is now offered for $16. We have also received from the same source the following: Clarence and Corinne ; or, God's Way. By Mrs. A. E. Johnson. i2mo,, pp. 187. Price, 90c. Alden Church. By Sophie Bronson Tit- ' terington. Price, $1.00. • Tub Crystal Clud. By Rev. Edwin McMinn. i2tno., 300 pp. Price, $1.25. . Up Among the Ice-Floes. By J. Mac- •donald Oxley. 12010., 250 pp. Price. $1.00. EXTRACTS FROM ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD. increase of our forces. Year after year the Convention has en- QUR FIMANCES, couraged the increase of our working force. „ _ , , ..... It has even said that one hundred new la- 1 Our Treasurer’s report shows that the borers should be sent into one of our fields. Board has received this year $109,174.20. The Board has appreciated the importance I The balance on hand, after all liabilities of the gradual growth of our mission force, ; are met, is $1.922.34. This is $10,150.45 even until a hundred or more shall be seen in each of our fields, in order that we may meet the increasing demands upon us, and be at all equal, in efficiency, to what other Christian people are doing and proposing to do. But the Board has had to keep in mind that it must go only so far in advance of the churches as not to shock, but to tram more than was received last year, and $27,908.02 more than the average annual receipts for the last ten years. In the last six weeks $37,545.27 was received. In the last twenty-seven hours of the convention¬ al year there was received $14,482.23. Other- funds came in after 12 o'clock M., April 30th, when the books were promptly closed. THE EMPRESS. A Chinese paper has the following, which we translate: “At Peking there is a pious lady, the wife of a foreign merchant, who ids her time doing good. One day she it on a visit to the nome of a Manchu lady of high rank. She took copies of the Holy Scriptures. A young _ lady was present who took great interest in the con¬ versation. She heard the old story of the )el of Jesus, who died for a world of sinners. The young lady bent forward to catch every word, and when the Christian visttor had concluded, she said: 'I am glad you have come to tell me this. Some day I will have a place built where, people can meet to worship this God and hear this gospel preached.1 This young lady, is now the Empress of China.” — Our Mission. Napoleon said—" When China is moved, it will change the face of the globe.” The fact to be noticed now is that China, hav¬ ing one-quarter of the population of the earth, is moving:. The great movement in the American Baptist mission among the Telugus in' In¬ dia. in which 30,000 converts have been gathered in twelve years, still continues, and is spreading into the interior of the country. In the Nalgunda district fifty-two were recently baptized in one week. More than 300 students in nine German universities have joined a special school for training missionaries for- the Jews, of which Professor Delltscjx is the head.