Foreign Mission Journal
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"ALL POWER IS GIVEN UNTO ME IN HEAVEN AND IN
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GO YE, THEREFORE, AND TEACH ALL NATIONS."
Vol. 11. — New Series.
FOREIGN MISSION JOURNAL
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Address, FOREIGN MISSION .lOUHNAl.,
Kiel I MON t), Va.
FOREIGN MISSION BOARD
OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION,
I.ooatkp at RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
I’iiksikknt— ,1. L. M. OUItUV.
Vkie.IMikniiikntn.— Hiram Woods, Mil., J. A. Ilackett,
I,a„ .1. Ii. Jeter. Va., II. II. MtOallnm, Fla., T. II. Driteh
ard, N. U., .1. L. Ilnrrows, Ky., S. Hen lerson, Alalmina,
W. I’ojin Veanian, JVIo., .T.
И. Г,1пк,
Texas, W. I,. Kilpatrick,
(la., .1. (J. I'nrmall, S. O., Matt, lllllsinan, T . T. I’.
Kijiy, Ark.
OoititKsrnxmxo SncitKTAiiV— II. A. TOPPER.
Тпклнппкп— .Г.
(J. WILLIAMS.
Kkcoiiiiino Skciiktaiiy— W. II. OWATHMEY.
Auditor — JOSEPH F. COTTRELL.
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W. Warren, .T. II. Watkins, II
K. Kllyson, W. K. Haulier, K. Wortham, Henry McDonald,
W. (Inddln, H. H. Harris,
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K. Dickinson,.!. W. Jones,
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Clarke, J. II. Winston, T. J. Evans, (J. 11. Winston, 5. C.
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communications in reference to the business
of this Hoard should be addressed to II.
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TurruR,
Corresponding Secretary, Richmond, Va.
ГОНИ
OF BEQUEST.
“ I hereby give ami Iwfjuonth unto the Southern
llajil 1st Convention, fonmitl in Augusta, Georgia,
in the. uinnlli of May, ISIS, and chartered by the
Legislature of tile Stale of Georgia, by tin net
passed anil approved December 2!)th,
184.*»,
(here
insert the amount, if in money, or 'subject,' ij
other property, cither real or personal,) for Foreign
Missions.”
OUR EUROPEAN MISSION, 1873-1880-
Part I.
George Boahdman Taylor.
IHs Nativity ami Appointment.
Dr Taylor is a son of the lute James 11. Taylor,
I). D. He was born in Richmond, Va., and studied
at tliu Richmond College, lie was also a student
of tlie University of Virginia. Mr. Taylor is the
author of several works, beside “Tlie Life and
Times,” of Ids honored Father. In Raltlmorc and
Staunton, lie held successful pastorates. He was
in tlie midst of the “Memorial movement” for the
endowment of Richmond College, when lie was
tailed by our Hoard to go as a missionary to Italy.
In regard to tlie quail llcations and work of such a
missionary, a committee, on February 10th, 1873,
reported that “ vigorous health, willingness to
labor, discretion, firmness, business capacity, a mis¬
sionary spirit, scholarship, aptitude for acquiring
foreign languages, and some acquaintance with
European manners and modes of thought, are very
desirable for this position. * * * Papacy will
not consent to be throttled in tlie Vatican, without
a desperate and gigantic struggle. A mistake in
tlie selection of a missionary, might, to all human ap¬
pearances, bo fatal. * * If not grossly mistaken
in our judgment, Baptists have a great and preemi¬
nent work to do in tlie death encounter with pa¬
pacy.” In their annual report to the Conj.'ntion,
tlie Hoard say : |s ,.
“On tlie 3d of March, after mueh/.i ,tynr and
consideration, brother G. B. Taylor.' Virginia,
RICHMOND, VA., OCTOBER, 1879.
was tumultuously appointed our missionary to Italy,
and expects lo sail at an early day for Europe.
The practical sagacity, the broad cultivation, the
elevated character and missionary spirit of tills
brother, rentier him, in tlie opinion of the Hoard,
eminently qualified for succession to tlie troubled
tilings at Koine, for training native preachers and
undisciplined churches, and for pressing forward
tlie work of tlie Lord by tlie pulpit and press, and
by bis personal consecration to the holy cause.
The Convention declared that “ Providence has
singularly supplied our wants in time of need, * *
that brother George B. Taylor, happily combining
the opposite qualities of youth and age, * * is
tlie man.”
1873— 1874.
General Instructions ami First Report.
In July, Mr. Taylor with his family, arrived in
Italy. On tint 22d of September, tlie Hoard “Re¬
solved, that brother Taylor ho authorized to make
such changes in tlie stations and tlie Evangelists,
and to adopt such a course. In reference to tlie
Italian Mission, as lie may deem proper, provided,
that all important changes of this character shall
be promptly reported to this Hoard, and shall he
subject to its revision, and provided, that in no case
tlio aggregate amount expended shall exceed tlie
sum annually appropriated by the Hoard, and that
brother Taylor be directed to consult, as far as prac¬
ticable, tiio wishes of tlie Evangelists, and, in a;
case, to interfere with tlie independence of the
churches. In his arrangements.” “Brother Taylor
wrote, “Rome is my headquarters, and Italy my
licit] of labor. I am not, and would not he, a Su¬
perintendent to lord It over God’s elect, over
Christ's ministers; but my work is, and for tlie
present, must be general, and I must for tlie most
part operate through others. * * lam, Decem¬
ber 17th, just in receipt of letters from all live of our
Evangelists. I think that we may now feel that
tlie old troubles tiro well over, and that tilings are
moving on with fair prospect of gratifying results-
+ * 1 can correspond without dillieulty with
our evangelists, and have not much trouble In cate¬
chising and lecturing our school, and conducting
its exercises. * * I preach in broken Italian in¬
deed, but with as much earnestness as I ever did
in my life.”
New Station and laborers, ami the Churches.
Milan — Last Summer, Professor Cocorda, of Mi¬
lan, who had labored successfully with the Walden-
ses,tuid with tlie Free church, but who had adopted
Baptist views, and was baptized, oll'ered to work
in the employ of our Hoard.
Brother Taylor visited Milan, and succeeded in
convincing him of the Scriptural ness of our views
on the communion question, and subsequently em¬
ployed him as our evangelist. A letter from tlie
Professor says : Some begin to give signs of awa¬
kening. The brethren arc studying the subject of
baptism. We shall proceed to administer the or¬
dinance.
Brother Taylor wrote :
“1 made an address, explaining and defending
our peculiar views. 1 was followed by professor
Cocorda, who declared the accord of tlie majority
with us, not only in feelings, hut in convictions,
and added, ‘ we hope in a few days to lie practi¬
cally, as well as theoretically, with American Bap¬
tists.’ He then made a noble address on baptism,
No. 7. — Whole No. 115.
repudiating with manly earnestness the egotism
and lndllleroiitisni which asks, ‘Is baptism essen¬
tial to my salvation?’”
The brethren organized themselves into a regu¬
lar Baptist church.
Count Torre.— The Count, ivho was recently bap¬
tized at Modena, is much exercised as to the work
of tlie ministry. Brother Taylor says : “ I ex¬
plained to him the scriptural doctrine of a call to
tlie ministry. He avows himself ready, with God's
help, to make tlie needed sacrifices, and lie ex¬
presses a burning desire to preach tlie gospel.
Already lie has, at tlie risk of losing Ills situation,
spoken in the meetings in Modena.”
He Ninno. — This teacher, at Bad, is of cultivated
mind and good address, apparently "apt to teach,”
and desiring to he useful as a minister. The plan
is for him to study with brother Basilc, conduct
tlie school with reference to tlie evangelical instruc¬
tion, assist, at meetings, and make missionary ex¬
cursions. Basilc writes : “Do Ninno cherishes
true sentiments of piety, and desires to know the
ways of tlie Lord, lie lias a subtle intuition for
receiving and appreciating doctrinal truth, which
is marvelous.”
Cocorda. — The Professor is a man of vigorous
mind and thorough training, having been taught
by Gaussen and D’Aubignc. lie is an experienced
teacher, both classical and theological, and is in¬
structive anti impressive. It is ail Important point
thus to occupy Milan, which is really the intellect¬
ual capital of Italy, and sends forth more from the
press than all tlie other cities combined. Scnor
Rivilli, another new laborer under our Board, on
tlie 3d of February wrote from Milan: “The
crowd nliich comes to hear tlie gospel Increases.”
Of this brother, our missionary wrote : “In answer
to my prayers, tlie Lord lias sent to our aid Scnor
Rivilli, of Turin, who is official reporter to tlie
Italian Parliament, and a member of the Trastc-
vero Church. This brother is well acquainted with
tlie Gospel, an intelligent and decided Baptist, and
though not eloquent, ail acceptable speaker. His
work is entirely gratuitous— a labor of love. Sun¬
day mornings half a dozen brethren and sisters
spend an hour in prayer and singing, and studying
a chapter of God’s Word. At night Senor Rivilli
addresses a company’, generally consisting of from
ninety to ninety-live persons, besides tliu forty or
fifty children and youths of tlie school. We see
signs of increase In tlie congregation, and are hope¬
ful. I generally say a few words after lie finishes
ills discourse.
In Rome— wc have a flourishing evangelical
school, which is substantially like our Sunday-
schools in America, with an average attendance
of from forty to fifty. * * Rosa Guenini, our
Biblo-wonian, conducts very clllclently tlie fe¬
male department of the sciiool, and visits from
house to house in tlie neighborhood. The Held in
tlie Trastcvero is, in tills respect, peculiarly Inter¬
esting — “the poor have the gospel preached to
them.” Our col porter tenches regularly, four
times a week, a Bible-class of young men. “ 1 do
not suppose that the Church Is more depressed
than a church in America would he which had
been subjected to similar experiences. Nor do I
despair of a living church being gathered here,
