Foreign Mission Journal, September 1889

Foreign PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE FOREIGN MISSION BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. “ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN EARTH. GO YE, THEREFORE, AND TEACH. ALL NATIONS;” О Vol. 2i — New Series. RICHMOND, VA., SEPTEMBER, 1889. No.. 2 — Whole No. 254 [Entered At the Po»t-OfTlce at Richmond, Va., eecond-cliue matter.] Foreign Mission Journal. RATES PER ANNUM : I. For papers eeparatvly addree»ed, either to вате or to different poet offlcee : ЗЯ CU. One copy . ......... Three coi»le§@$l, or. •SSHcu. apiece, sent to one person, who shall be троп slbfe for their distribution t Four copies lor M. or more at. . 25cU. apiece. Twenty-live copies for 1 5 . о r more at . 20 cts. apiece. Onellumlred copies lortlS, or morent..l6cts. apiece. КЖ- Please remit by Ilralt, Postal Order, or In-IteRls- tered better, end notify us 1-noui-TbY of any change In address. Address, FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL, Richmond, Va. ADVERTISING RATES. SPACE. One Inch . Two Inches . Three Inches . Quarter column., Hall column . One column . 1 s в 12 Month. Monlhe Month? Months 1 9Л 3 45 в Ю 12 00 t 40 в 4fl 12 50 22 60 3 60 9 20 is no 32 00 4 7fi 13 011 25 (10 46 00 P 2Л 25 25 48 00 91» 00 IS 00 60 0<l 02 60 178 00 MOVEMENTS OF MISSIONARIES. Wehave received a neat card inviting us FOREIGN MISSION BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Located at RICIIMONC. VIRGINIA. PnEStDEKT— H. It. Нации. Vice-Phebidehts _ Joshua Levering, Md.,O.W. Tommies, La,. Л. E. Owen, Va.. N. A. Halley, Fla . J. L, While, N.O., O. F. ISngby, Ky„ W. 0. Bled¬ soe, Alabama, J,,P. Greene, Mo., lb II. Oarroll, Texas W. L. Kilpatrick, Оа„ A. J. S. Thornes, S. O. It. J. Willingham, Venn.. J. B. Searcy, Ark,, Oeorge Whltfleld, Miss,, W. F. Attklsson, W. Л a. OonnESPONDitto SECBKTAnT— H. A. TUPPER. Assistant Secretary. T. P. BELL. ТнЕАвспЕп— J. O. WILLIAMS. Rkcohdinq SsenETART— A. B. CLARKB. Audi топ— II. О. BURNETT. BOAnD or MANAOEns _ H. K. Ellyson, O. II. Win- ston. W. E. Hatcher, J. Pollard, Jr.. S. O. Chop- ton, J. II. Hutton, W, D. Thomna, W. W. Landrum, Geo. Cooper. О. H. Rvland, II. C. Barnett, T. P. Mathews. П. H. Pitt, li.S. Bother, J L. M. Curry, Theo. Whitfield. tar All communications in reference to the business of this Board should be addressed to H. A. Tupper, Corresponding Secretary, Richmond, Va. THE OUOTAS OF THE STATES. When the Southern Baptist Convention approved the statement of the Board that $150,000 would be necessary to carry on its enlarging work this year, and by its en¬ dorsement virtually directed the Board to lay out a work requ’ring that sum, it was necessary for the Corresponding Secretary to apportion the amount among the several States. This he did according to his best judgment, and we are glad to know that the apportionment is meeting with approval. It lias been our privilege to attend the General Association of Kentucky, and the Conven¬ tions of Mississippi and Louisiana. Each of these bodies, by special resolution, accepted the amounts assigned the States, and the brethren promised to use their utmost exertions to raise the money. Louisiana last year accepted her quota of $2,000 with some fears, but having gone over it, her mission Board this year heartily endorsed our appeal for an in¬ crease, and the Convention approved its action. In a circular received from Dr. DeVotie, the Corresponding Secretary of the Georgia Mission Board, we see that that Board has endorsed our appeal for $iS,ooo and emphasizes it. Soutli Carolina, by general consent, accepts her quota of $13,000, and hopes to raise it; while in Texas, our new and active agent. Rev. J. M. Carroll, is hard at woik trying to bring Texas up alongside of Virginia, Georgia and Kentucky. From only one State has come disapproval of the'tfuota, and we trust that this is only from excess of caution on the part of her leaders— noble men, and true— and that when the time of settlement comes, she loo will be fully up to the amount asked. But if the whole amount asked for and really needed be raised, there will have to be much hard wotk on the part of agents, corresponding secretaries and pastors, and much giving on the part of the people. If each one will resolve “I will do my part,” the work will be accomplished ; and when the Convention meets at Fort Worth next year it will be a great praise meeting. God will have been glorified, and our people greatly blessed. To the work I To the work 1 gust 14th, at Louisville, Ky. It would have given us pleasure to have been present, but as that was impossible, we gladly extend our congratulations, and bid the young couple “God speed” as they go to their work in North China. Mrs. J. P. Duggan has arrived safely in Saltillo, anti is preparing for her work there. Bro. T. C. Iiritton writes from Shanghai : “I am now able to tell the people to whom I sell books, a few things about them, and the lost condition of man and how to be saved. It is a real relief to me to be thus brought in contact with the people.” Miss Emma Young, who has been com pelled by duties at home to return to this country, lias arrived in Missouri. She lias been a most efficient and successful worker in Canton, and her loss will be deeply felt in that mission. May her mantle fall on Miss McMinn who goes there from Missouri in October. A fire broke out in the steamer Allianca, on which Miss Emma Morton sailed in July, for Rio de Janeiro. She went in company with a number of missionaries of the Metho¬ dist church. The passengers abandoned the vessel, but lay by her in small boats until the fire was under control, when they returned on board, and continued their trip in safety to Brazil. Rev. T. C. Britton and wife will shortly locate in Soochow, China, they having remained -in Shanghai up to this time in order to acquire some knowledge of the language before going to a new field alone. Bro. J. A. Barker and wife are looked for every day. His letter in another part of this issue gives their reason for coming home and reveals something of the sorrow that fills their hearts at having to take this step. They gave themselves to the Lord and He directs. A later letler from brother Barker announces their going to Rio, and gives hope that they may be able to continue work in Southern Brazil. Rev. J. H. Eager and family have arrived safely in Italy, and he and his excellent wife are getting ready for the hard work lying out before them, which they so much love to do. doctors are being trained according to our ideas of medicine. These are becoming men of great infiuence. The people that are treated by our doctors arc led to think better of the Christianity which prompts and carries out such kind benevolence. Not a few of those who have sought the healing of their bodies have found the Great Physician. A large proportion of the members of the Presbyterian church in Canton have been brought in through the infiuence and work done in the hospital. Religious services are held there twice a day for all the patients who will and can attend. Bible readers and preachers do much private Christian work in tiie wards and specially among those yvho cannot attend the morning and evening services On dispensary days, two .or three days each week, from one to two hundred out patients come for medical treatment Special efforts are made during these days to preach the gospel to them, or sell them a gospel or a tract. And many of these poor suffering ones are led to take an in terest In their soul’s salvation. My special reason for asking for medical missionaries is not to open another hos- pital in Canton, where there is room for several others, but to go into the interior witli other missionaries and open three new missions. We should, in order to carry on work already begun, open three new missions; two in the Canton province and one in the Kwong Sai province. At each of these stations there should be one medical and two other missionaries. One does not like tile idea of settling in the in¬ terior, five or ten days travel from a phv- sician, especially if he has children. This work of medical missions is quite in keeping with the spirit, teachings and works of Christ and his disciples. Christ often healed the sick, and he told his dis¬ ciples to preach, cast out devils, and heal the sick. There surely must be many young Bap¬ tist doctors in our churches who are ready and willing to give their lives to such work. I would be very glad if those who are thinking of entering upon such work would write to me at Kossuth, Miss., and I will send them a report of the Canton Hos¬ pital, and give them all the information 1 can on this subject. Send your application to Dr. Tupper, Richmond, Va., for appoint, ment. erclsenny nctlvc Inlluenco In thoafiiilr3 of the realm. Ills daughter, Donna Isabel, is the ruling spirit, and she l=, unfortunately, com pletely under the control of the Romish Church. Tho tendency of the people, how- aver, U away from slavery, both political and religious, to perfect freedom In both. MEDICAL MISSIONS. BV REV. E. Z. SIMMONS. In the prayer card for foreign missions for September, I see that medical missions are mentioned. I am glad of tills. But we have no medical mission connected with our Board, and our people know but little about this work. I am anxious for our Board to send some medical mission¬ aries to Canton. The attention of the 3aptists should be called to this very effective means of bringing people under the influence of gospel truth. In Canton we have the first medical mis¬ sionary society, with hospital, established in China. Tills has been the mother of many others in China, and in nearly every other heathen land where Protestant mis¬ sion work is being carried on. The great value of this work is beyond all question. It is one of the best possible means for breaking down the prejudices of the people towards foreign missionaries and the gospel which they preach. And it is about the only kind of mission work which commands the respect and support of the official, literary, and wealthy classes in China. The extensive buildings of the Canton hospital were erected by means contributed by foreign and native mer¬ chants in Canton and vicinity. Most of the current expenses of the institution are borne by Chinese officials and merchants. The same is true of the other hospitals in China. After the people come to know the value of these hospitals, they are willing to give their money and infiuence for their support. But the best reason for medical missions is the good they do. The Canton hospital and its branches have about thirty thousand patients every year. Most of these are relieved from diseases from which they would never find relief at the hands of native doctors. And a constantly increasing number of native SCRAPS PICKED UP. What Is Included In Moslem doctrine Is valuable, but what Is not there is essential.” “In permitting our churches, ar.d es¬ pecially the church of Paris, to set apart arious missionaries at brlel Intervals, God, wo believe, addresses to us all a serious ap¬ peal, demanding that wo shall set ourselves apart." So French Evangelicals feel. So Southern Baptists ought to feel . The trade of tho nations with Africa amounts to f 37 G, 000, 000 per annum. Л largo part of this trade Is In body-and-soul-dcstroylng rum . Comparative statistics of workers In mission fields make Baptists blush ; com¬ parative statistics of converts to workers THE JOURNAL’S TIME OF NEED. In the summer months the income 'the Journal usually falls short of its outlay, and experience has taught us to expect this. But this summer the failure in come has been greater than usual, and we are beginning to get uneasy, lest the fall will find us with so large a deficit in our account tiiat we shall be unable to make up. It has been the purpose and efiort of the editor of the Journal, for some years past, to run tiie paper without cost to the Board, thus giving to the Board a most valuable means of disseminating mission ary information and stirring up missionary interest in the churches with little expense, This has been done, and in some years th e Journal has even been enabled to turn over some money, left over and above ex penses. to the treasury of the Board. But this has been at times when the friends the paper have exerted themselves in its behalf, and sent in large numbers of sub scribers. The same thing couid be done this year— it is not too late if our readers and friends will help us. A little efiort on the part of our readers would add hun dreds if not thousands to the number subscribers. If the pastors of the churches generally cared to have their peo¬ ple informed about our missionary op erations, and would by a seasonable word from the pulpit and elsewhere, help those who wisli to help the Journal, much good would be done and less ignorance would exist among pastors and people than does concerning that work. Many friends could do us a favor by se- curing subscribers at the associations which they may attend. We will be glad to send specimen copies to all who will try to help us in this way or in their churches. Now is the time to help. of In May, 18S4, three young disciples were thrown into prison for not worshipping the host," as it was borne past. But, like Paul and Silas, they prayed and sang praises unto God, even in jail, and a by¬ passer in the street sent them five francs for their sweet singing. After the ten days of their sentence expired, the Judge de ntanded tiie fine of fifty francs. They had no money, and he remanded them to prison for another ten days. Two days later he set them free; for th,o priest had. com¬ plained that his parishioners stood morning and evening before the prison, listening to the hymns they sang; and that the interest and sympathy they were exciting would only make more Protestants ! And so they were set free. — Miss'y Review. There Is power in faithful witnessing for Christ, even in Spain, where the above mentioned incident occurred. And such witness is being borne in all mission fields to day. Men and women are receiving in their bodies “the marks of the Lord Jesus,” and rejoicing that they are “ counted wor¬ thy to suffer shame for his name.” make them praise God for his blessing on their labors, and, at the same time hang In connection with this displacement of their heads in elmmo that those labors are so the Mediator by bis human mother, there small . The Protestant Church of Spain is * procticalidolatrythatisscarcely sur- . . , , , / . passed bv the lowest paeans. In the numbers at present 112 chapels and school- sanctuary of 0ur Lady of Guadaloupe is a houses, Ill parochial schools, with 01 male black wooden image dressed gorgeously, and 73 female teachers, 2.G4G boys and 2,095 girls. There are 80 Sunday-schools, with IS3 helpers, and 3,231 scholars. The churches are ministered to by GO pastors and 35 evangelists. The number of regular at¬ tendants Is 0,104; of common Icsnts, 3.-442. Pastor F. Flledner reports steady progress on all sides. — Christian at IVorh. Reader, do you remember, when you pray for tho mlsslonorles, to pray for tho converts In for¬ eign lands? . A London dally paper, speaking of tho recent attacks on Foreign missions, remarks that criticism seems to be a discipline which suits tho missionary so¬ cieties very well. “They thrive on dispar¬ agement." . The Presbyterians ami O011- gregntlonallsts of Japan have filled to unite In one body as they had hoped to do . In the missionary hospital at Canton, Chinn, during 1888, 19,534 cases were treated, while In the other hospitals and dispensaries con¬ nected with It, there were 19,908 others. . Dom Pedro, the excellent and pro¬ gressive Emperor of Brazil, has ceased, from physical and mental infirmities, to ex- and having a special costume for each new festival, which even royal princesses deem it an honor to make. To the doors ol the Spanish chape! at Madrid a leaflet was affixed, representing Mary, Queen of Angela, supported on each hand by a pray¬ ing angel ; beneath is a foot-measure with the inscription : “This is the true measure of the sole of the foot of the Most Holy Virgin, kept with great veneration in a con¬ vent of Spain. Pope John XXIII has ac¬ corded 300 years' indulgence to all who will kiss this measure and say three Ave Marias. Clement VIII confirmed these indulgences in 1603, and they are obtain¬ able as often as desired for the souls of the blest in purgatory and for the greater honor of the Queen of Angels. It is per- missable to take from this measure others, and hereby obtain the same indulgences. Mary, Mother of Graces, pray for us. This is sold in the chapel of our dear Lady of Solitude, in her chapel in the street of Doves, and to her honor. Madrid, 18S3."— Rxeh. No more perfect idolatry is to be found in India than is to be found in Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and indeed, wherever Ca¬ tholicism is found. These idolaters must be saved. Human religions are compared in the Bible to “ broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”. God is himself the source of all true religion, and in contrast with “bro¬ ken cisterns," in this same, verse (Jer. li : 33,) is compared to a “fountain of living waters.” All human systems of religion are not only incapable, of producing living water, but, like “ broken cisterns,’! they will hold no water. They are not simply on a lower level of wisdom and power than the divine religion, but as religions they are failures, incapable of bolding . in any helpful and saving жду even the’modl- c.um of truth which they may have in solu¬ tion, and wholly unable to provide -the soul of man with the living water which will quench his thirst. And the thirsty millions hold out their hands in mute appeal for a draught from the living fountain whose waters fiov,' so freely among us. We refuse it to them when we neglect to send it to them, for how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard ? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach except they be sent ?” If we extend our survey over the whole field of Moslem doctrine and practice' the conviction becomes irresistible that, its moral infiuence in the world has been harmful, and its spiritual results have brought to man nothing higher than for¬ malism and self-righteousness. Satan is represented as sometimes “transformed into an angel of light." Islam, as a re¬ ligious system, may be regarded ns playing the part of “ an angel of light ” among the religions of the world. In no other part' that he has played. has he so boldly and successfully defied the power of tiie Lord. And this for the very reason that he has developed In his fol¬ lowers formalism and self-righteousness. Grossest wickedness is more easily over¬ come by the truth than formalism anil self- righteousness. We find a paragraph in The Japan H-cch- ly Mail of April 20. concerning the work of Sir. L. D. Wishnrd, Secretary of the college branch of the Y. M. C. A., to whom our letters from Japan have frequently referred in connection with the recent revivals at Kyoto and Kobe. The Mail says : “The attitude of the students in government in- " stitutions towards Christianity has changed wonderfully during the past few years, and the appearance of so experienced an ad¬ viser as Mr. Wishard will enable those who are favorable to Christianity to form themselves into efficient societies and turn their efforts to the best account.” It should be remembered that the Mail, while cor¬ dially recognizing the work that is done by evangelical missions in Japan, does not accept the theories which admit supernat¬ uralism in religion. — Missionary Herald. From every source comes testimony to the wonderful progress Christianity is making in Japan, and the readiness of all ses of her people to hear, study and accept the Gospel. lYe grow Impatient sometimes to see our own missionaries on the field, taking advantage of this condi¬ tion of things. We ought to put a strong force there. A Buddhist Editor of a secular paper in Japan thus sounds the alarm to his fel¬ low religionists : “Buddhists, where are you? I want to call your attention to some facts, and rally a thousand of the brethren who have grown indifferent to our religion. Don’t you see the water dripping through the roofs and soiling the clothes of our idols? Don’t you see the priests, going about the streets caring only for their beautiful robes, wine and nioney? Can’t we reform these priests and restore the religion that has done so much for our country ? I was sur¬ prised when I saw the earnestness of the missionaries, and I was also very sorry, because they are establishing the foreign religion in our country. The Students in our schools arc beHeving in their religion. Do you know what that means ? The very ones who will soon be the leaders of our nation are believing and accepting the teachings of these foreign missionaries. See how they establish schools, and work diligently every day, and then take warn¬ ing. You have read how our Buddhists have been persecuted in the Eastern countries by those foreigners." HELP FOR THE CONGO BAPTIST MISSION- Feeling deeply tho need 0! extending tho work of tho Congo Mission Into this most promising field, Mr. and Mrs. Guinness have this year filled out an English expedition to act ns an auxiliary to our mission, and, to found advance stations Id tho very heart of the Congo country, beyond the' point whero the river crosses tho equator. They have out on tills expedition eight missions- ■ ries, Including their own niece, now tho wife . of onr missionary' Mr. McKIttrlck. •• Thev- eallcd a few weeks since, and nro.by tbis'dre? -■ at the mouth of the mighty river .—Jfisgy Magazine. ,,.’J