Home and Foreign Journal, April 1870

й ! « PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CRE&TIT"RF-” - « Vr4r ™nnT - ■ _ U AiE" ~ ^ PEOPLE AUEpDESTPOYED FOR LAQK OF KNOWLEDGE.”— “ FEED MY LAMBS. ■ ■I II II - - - i IT1THIIH I ■ — fob o— New Series. i - Richmond, vm, April, i87o. No. 12— Whole No. 24. IPublisbed IMbnthl jli{ gtaw & gmistt gpmmal, TERMS: - - V™™" По,. u> fOMW* Jatb’U. nichmcbJ^Vm. ..И citi. - 1 S 00 - 3,00 - 600 _ 10 00 . 15-00 i:.,je ihrrt Ы been l<md and r-rmlog. It 1ч a оссеняНт - fe"(,od *jl tb* BowM*. м well м the church** оГ the South. Лу - * u ' . ,ь*Н Ь« able to bring !•* for® our people the earlirst Infor- _ e ^ 1 л. ~rr*\ oMkh contemplated by the Southern lUptbt Con- w- uiiroSni'i” c It into their chore bee will be able Ibus to make --T ,, цдиЬлг with the whole хиЫаоиагу enterprise, and eocure Шоте ^jSTJitbtb# largeet possible U-t, and the mooej enclosed. £й?»п‘|! *l •** rUk* I"*1*1 octI*4*' re^btered letter*, or checks on (Cil jtttip fgissi®» fgtwfl. BICroiOND. ТЛ. ler. JAS. B. TAYIiOR . Cor. Secrotary. WILLIAM CARET. ijod bath chosen the foolish things of the world i.mfound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak i-s of the world to confound the things which are v-litT." These inspired words are strikingly illus- inred in the history of the wonderful man whose >u5l. beads this article. Пс was of poor [«rentage. .. bis auto-biography he says, speaking of his early “on companions were at this time such as could ... , fen-e to debase the mind, and lead me into .the «nibs of tint gross conduct which prevails among <„• !c«r classes in the most neglected villages; so : 1 had sank into the most awful profligacy of viidiict. I was addicted to swearing, lying, and tin- ca»te conversation.” At fonrteen years of age he »t< apprenticed to a shoe-maker. Before he was ii-utv years old, he entered upon a married life, and ut this time became a disciple of Christ. His • ie Murse of life was changed, and at once he be- to exercise his gift in calling upon men to repent. ' ;:«it was bis poverty, that he writes of himself о ".•)'•! having a jienny” — and walking to 01ney,he J all day because he could not purchase a din- •a He coDtinucd several years preaching to very r people, and earning a scanty support by the 1&- if his hands. The straits to wine]*- J*e-svaa eub- - -1, were almost incredible. During all this time 'wer, lie was diligently engaged in study. His auditions in the Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages, T-'s wonderful. .lie following, written to his father in 1790, evinces -leadincss of his application to study amid the -iplied toils of the school-room and of the pas- Oe. Monday, I confine myself to the study of the 1?r,lP'l langnages, and oblige myself to translate «nettling. On Tuesday, to the study of science, -,:"ry, composition, &c. On Л\гее1пеБ(1ау, I preaeb -vtnre and have been for more than twelve months ' hook of Revelations. On Thursday, I visit tnends. Friday and Saturday arc spent in pre- Llr'n? lor the Lord’s <lay, and the Lord’s day in '•leaching the Word of God. 'lace a fortnight I preach three times at home, "• once a fortnight I go to a neighboring village in “ Once a montli I go to another village '* - tfssday evening. My school begins at nine morning, and continues until four ' ln vr’-nler, and five in summer. I have acted i r.;i! twe^ve-month as Secretary to the committee ч Л*™» aoi now to be regularly appointed - “ at omce with a salary. Add to this, occasional A - 3- minister’s meetings, &c., and you will rather t.,H er lhat I have any time, than that I have so lit- ’K‘‘ Ур'ат Carey originated the great cntcr- «* о giving the gospel to the heathen. As the . ^ 4 !lie s'obe before him, the fact that so large W"0n of ihc surface wa3 as yet unvisited with fc-niv 1 °f **le SosPeb filled him with unutterable Among his Baptist brethren he started the й can n°thing be done to give the word of life ,4,-bea, By .many of his older and more in- B , ’ia rethren he was met with stern opposition. j ;rpJ!,aAle\sa'^' “William, you are mad.” But из 1 40 importunities, until tlie churches '• Lie "5°C1,atl0n 'vere “roused, and incited to action, aomblc discourse, from Isaiah, 54: 2, 3, the W Was> “Attempt great things for God ; ''-^Sucnw ГГ01П GO<]’,’ contrib,,fetl IarSclF 1 'be paSa’t/J^ f!1.11»*» “gitation was the formation missionary society in 1792, and hisap- tr bis ao-o M a mi‘s‘onal7 to India, in the 31st year time, too, the monthly concert of the world jras mg, the car is burdened by their heavy incessant tread. Who now will stand and wait till the' fast detachment shall have marched by? A procession of a few thousand becomes to the spectator not unfre- quently a painful weariness. But these dusky forms, thesechildrcn of dark hearts, will consume seven years in defiling before ns — a loDg, unresting funeral train! We are awe struck and confounded — myriads upon myriads, millions npon millions, all journeying like ourselves to the judgment scat, and all ignorant of the way of lifel” “Yes, this long procession to the grave and the judgment arc without the gospel. They are passing hopelessly down to perdition. They ure idulatbrs, and ‘no idolator hath eternal life.’ They are not merely ignorant, but they are wicked. A life-like portraiture of their character is furnished by the pen¬ cil of inspiration in the first chapter of the Epistle to the Romans. They disobey the laws which they ad¬ mit to be binding upon them. They arc wilful and. jjrcat-sinners — .Without ibrgireiieas aiid regeneratlbn' . . ... - .... they cannot be saved. INor is there any name “given I Qf 'another ^ “"That is a" "clock,” -I sav!" “‘to indirate я . n /I A « . i An ■■ АП А ПЧ А П м A. A — — ж я - L a MA H w ж A 1 . А ж Ж aA П »\A ГЧА«.А/1 . « а ж a aa . я -ЖЯ * ж * « ,П^ for tbe aversion -:uiiy j"” f°rit'nut‘d and effective labors in the rais- or are known to the world. With a won- L’ perajj' D. 0 f°r t,le acquisition cf language, he У kriconn ’ ^Са'<^ез tbc proparation of grammars ’ to ^mnslate the Scriptures, in whole or •be east. ^0re tban ГоНУ languages and dialects of e results of his influence were seen also the Three Boards tlie Southern TBa-ptisfc Convention. in they conversion of thousands; in the formation of numerous Baptist clmrclies; in the raising up of scores of native preachers. and teachers/ and thewidm diflusion of an evangelical influence among the mil? lions of Hindostan. • Who can doubt that William Cary was a chosen . instrument to subserve the interests of the Redeem- eris -fvingdom in our dark and guilty world. A WIDE OPEN DOOB. For the Dome *о<1 ГоглХ^п Journtl. *4t?. &ЯЛ MISSIONS. |*!А/Угат is worth 16 cents. How, 6 cents a week .Oj-cad^f the Boatxls, . State, Domestic and Foreign, } jeents per week for all the Boards", or $7 80 in fe&weeks, could be paid by any poor man. ‘“HOME AND FOREIGN JOURNAL.” g.:.i-»roi*ij*P0or people by selling butter and eggs, could like tliii^papcr. Ы1ГТ1.Е things.- ^ In various portions of the world, God is opcnimral ^1#",'.', • «SINGS.-- door for tlie dispensation of tl,ego.q>el to tl.e l.cat^T » ecnrPlrniontb; "b; C., getting §4 00 D •• A T Cl! * ■ •• - . * TVtir tn Aft ♦ ГЛ tAft 1ИПЛ If A 41. n 1>nr>fnn ГП A A A 1a t. AH But in China, especially, this, door is vridely thrown open. This wonderful country, numbering more tlmn 400,000,000 of human beings, with its extended ter- ritoiy compactly occupied, its splendid canals and rivers, its diversified manufactures, and its system of general education for the males of its population^ now invites the Christian toiler to sound into tlie cars of its perishing: myriads the gospel of the grace of God. A distinguished laborer in tlie mission cause thus refers to this field: V Let us assume four hundred millions as the popu¬ lation of the empire; and let us suppose them to pass before us, say five abreast, at the pace of one mile ao hour. From morning to night, from night to morn- "per month for hire, .gave the pastor 50 cents per month and 5 cents a xvcck to missions. *Tbe school children near Cave Creek church, Mad¬ ison county, Tennessee, hired themselves in play-time to‘pick out cotton, and sent §6 00 to the Western Tennessee Baptist Convention. E. Dodson. Гог tbe Homo *J»*i FarMgn Journal. 11 TEACHING CHINESE WOMEN. On general holidays, “temple days,” festivals for the dead, or for weddings, new year’s and special thea¬ tricals in honor of the gods, the Chinese women put oil their beet clothes, powder, (and perhaps paint) their faces, adorn their hair with flowers and sally forth in quest of amusement. The ostensible purpose is to go to the temple, wedding, or funeral, but they em¬ brace the opportunity to call on friends and visit any object of interest. It is at these times they come in greatest numbers to the houses of the “outside coun- try ” people to gratify their curiosity in regard to our persons and manners. For instance, on one of these days a company of five or six women, of various ages, come timidly in ai the street gate which is purposely left open, approach the ball door, jieepiiig this way and that, not knowing how to announce themselves, or where to find any person.. If iq summer, when the doors are open, J hear their voices and go out to receive them. The eldest, or bravest begins to apologize, “ we have h< aril that you foreign ladies are very condescending and allow all, even strangers, to visit you, so xvo have made bold on our xvay from the temple to give you a rail.” I inv.ite them in and have them seated. " In a few minutes another company as large arrives in a similar way, and are in turn duly Seated. “What’s .th'aConUhe she f (i. e., mantle— -the Gifejese have ни. jyrrtsntiQ^ffl-Vo/j-^qG^atly^ao theiS,) Wat* Uceps'np such a tick-ticking?” asks one fn a whisper ligion should be, “Lord what wilt thou have me to do?” and when told, he should immediately .and cheerfully proceed to do it. There should be no drones in ’the Christian liive; all should be active. The “Master’s business” is too important for the committal of it altogether by any cliUrcli to a proxy. When Com. Foote was. in Siamese waters the king was his guest. The Commodore Asked a blessing at his tabic. The king straightened himself) and re¬ marked, “Why, thal’s like the missionaries!” The Commodore replied that lie was. a missionary. So all Christians should be missionaries, at home and in their own church. The love of God in their hearts should prompt them in all their ways to acknowledge God ; to speak to Him in prayer, and for His cause to others; to speak religious words to the irreligious; bring in converts to righteousness, and extend the limits of the Redeemer’s kingdom. EXTRACTS. under heaven among men whereby they can be saved, but the name of Christ.” We have tlie xvarrant of God’s word, that whoso¬ ever shall call upon the name of the Lord Jesus, shall be saved. “But how shall they rail upon Him in whom they have not believed, and howshall they believe in Him of whom they have not beard, and how shall they hear without a preacher, and how shall they preach except they be sent?” Yps, the preacher must be sent. The true meaning of the missionary is one sent. We must charge some of our brethren, accepted and beloved, with the burden of presenting on our behalf, (o these perishing millions, the un¬ searchable riches of Christ. the hour of the day.” “How ingenious the people of your country are” says one, “everything beautiful and useful comes from the outside country, while we Shan Tu: g people are very stupid. You have clocks, watches, steamers and many fine fabrics that we can¬ not weave. 1 have heard too, that you have an “iron tailor,” a man made of iron who can do as much sow¬ ing in a day as ten women — that you have nothing to do but thread the needle for him, put the work on top, give a wheel a turn with your foot, and it goes oil" like lightning. Нолу is it vour people are so much wiser than wc arc?” “That is easily told,” I reply ; “you worship your mud gods until you imitate their stupidity, while we worship the true and living God, who is all-wise and powerful, and who can impart theso qualities to his . • . . ,, л... followers. Besides spending all your savings in A missionary in the northern part of C - [,urn;ng paper aud incense to the idols and the dead, claims: “ Would that wc had a hundred "men, full of faith and zeal and love, to prcacli Christ to the count¬ less multitudes who fill up this great plnin. I won¬ der that the hearts of the enterprising and pious youth of our country are not so stirred up, in view of the glorious, service set before them, as to lead thousands to present themselves, and beg to be sent forth on this holy, joyous mission.” To the Christian enterprise of the Baptists of the South, this wide-spread, accessible, and interesting field is now presented. Will wc occupy it? THE TRUE GROUND OP CONFIDENCE. Why do we look for the universal spread of the. gospel?" Not in view of a large expenditure of men and money by the lovers of Christ. Not because the hearts of the heathen will be naturally open to the reception of. the truth. Our hope is founded on the Divine purpose to subordinate this world to the au¬ thority of Christ. This purpose is made known in numerous asseverations of God’s word. Abrahamsaw this latter day glory, when the announcement was made — “in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.” Moses rejoiced in tbe assurance— “as truly as Г live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.” The Psalmist recorded the promise made by the Father to % Son— “Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for tlune inher¬ itance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.” a • i i in' Glorious predictions 1 On the^ our faith bye hold. God has spoken, and he will perform. The heathen may rage, and the kings of the earth may resist but He that sitteth in the heavens will break them pieces as a: potters vessel. , , These pledges of Jehovah may well encourage iiw people in sounding out his word among the nations Will not the Baptists of the South go forth on their blessed mission, In reliance on these blood-sealed pledges of his word? Will they not give thejr men and their money, freely, to carry ont, as his. mstrn- ments, this grand design? you arc all too poor to have the leisure for inventing these various things.. By worshipping the true God we do not only secure bis blessings in this life of peace, of food and raiment, but: we have the promise “Can’t we лее your “iron tailor,” interrupts some one ; “people say it is very entertaining, and I have been Wanting to see it a long time, and as I was pass¬ ing to-day, I thought I’d just step in and sec it.” Yes, if you will wait awhile, I will show you the “ iron tailor,” but first listen to what I wa3 saying, that if you worship the true God he promises you everlasting life. Not only that your souls shall go to heaven, but. that at the appointed time ,your body, that has crumbled lo dust, shall be.rcsurrected. Some one begins, to look at a picture on' the wall and asks a neighbor in a- low. tone/* what docs tlial picture rep- rraent?” While another who is giving attention be¬ comes interested in the resurrection an и asks, “ is that so? and how then arc we to worship the true God to enjoy’ this great good.?’.’ “ Listen and, I will read to you front God’s own book,” and I turn to some chapter in tliq New Testa¬ ment — the account. of the miraculous bjrth of our Lord, explaining why lie came down from heaven, and how, through Him, we have eternal life, sinners as лус arc; interrupted frequently by the whisperings of some, and listlcssness of others. I hear you have a “ lightning machine,” jays one; “something with handles that will make one tremble all over.” And seeing I cannot get their attention, 1 show them the sewing machine, the electric machine, tho.globe, and tell them about the pictures, the stove, tlie znelcKleon, &c- With this, most are satisfied and take their departure, declining my invition to resume their seats and hear mo talk more from God’s book, answering that they must hurry home, as it is time to cook rice, while one or two remain to listen. An hour or- two may .be spent then in quietly teaching these the wnrds of life. “Many’ arc called but' few chosen.’ _ .. _ M. F. C. ‘CHRISTIAN WORKERS- “Go, work.to-clay- in My vineyard,” says the Lord of the vineyard to all. His , redcemwl. and renewed people. They are His servants to servo Him. The inquiry of every person making a profession of re- S istcr J. writes: “My 'subscription for the Journal has long since, expired, but I -thought I would not write for the pa¬ per until I could spare a little money from the sup¬ port Of my family to help you in the good cause; but I am a poor widow, with two little children to sup¬ port, so I can only send enough now for two copies of your excellent little paper.” f A South Carolina brother says: “I took the little paper before the war, when it. was called the ‘ Commission,’ and I ever love it. I have procured 30 subscribers, nearly all in the church to which I belong, and I hope when we get to under¬ stand the condition of the poor heathen that wo will do something for the spread of the gospel. I hare prayer! for the extension of Christ’s kingdom, and I hope to see it come to pass. All that is needed for * the raising of funds is a knowledge of the heathen.” GOD’S WORD ABOUNDING IN HEATHEN LANDS. From the Standard wc clip the following c firming-' reference to the success of Baptist missions in India. The letter is from a native Baptist convert, filling a prominent position unde^the government, a^maaof, теапгуЗйФ ^ йчЙ" *cort tSlButeaela rgcly’to the cause oF* his Divine Master. He thus writes: “Since the commencement of my public life, now twenty years, Г have been associated, at intervals, with missionaries of different denominations and their work, aud from the Kistna, 1Q0 miles north of On- gole, up «to Cape Comorin in the south, I have not -ecu, in all this space of time and expanse of coun¬ try, such a harvest as have been gathered in this year, and such an awakening as is going on in this field of Ongole. The harvest of this mission field, like the cultivated fields of the torrid zone, follows so quick upon seed time, that reapers arc found wanting. Not only arc reapers a felt want, but the greater want, as in every place else, is laborers in the Lord’s vine¬ yard, and evangelists to establish the churches being built up. The present seed time seems too good to last a great xvliile, and the pastor finds himself help¬ less, almost, except to_ pray, for he wants funds for the support of fifteen or more young men while un¬ der i tudy for the w6rk. As things at present stand, ho has not the privilege to say that all ‘ the poor have the gospel preached to them,' while they are hunger¬ ing and thirsting after the bread and water of life. Their anxiety to press into the kingdom can be kno wn, xvhen you believe that they travel eighty miles and more on foot, with food in their hands, to hear and learn of the way of salvation. Up to date in this. year, 18G9, 570 odd have been baptized on pro¬ fession of faith in Jesus, and 500 and more are hope¬ ful inquirers. There are tares likely to be Гп ’this good sheaf. Notwithstanding, wo rejoice, and nil this great good is effected by a single missionary with his staff of hastily prepared, and therefore, poorly educated agents from among the converts. There are no M.A.’s and D.D.’s here; none save the single American pastor, brother Clough. Truly' may we say, ‘The work is the Lord’s, and ho the presiding pastor,’ for how soon the blessing has followed.” Brother Clough baptized in one month, since the above was written, three hundred and seventy-four persons. The Lord be praised. .TRIUMPHS OF THE GOSPEL. With respect to one of the South-sea islands the following facts arc gleaned, illustrating something of what Christian missions have accomplished: When the first band of missionaries, appointed by the . Board of Dircct.ors of the London Missionary Society to labor on Samoa, arrived in 1S3G, they * found the people everywhere ready to welcome tliftn and receive their message; and now, after more, than thirty years of labor, what are the results? They are these: The whole nation professes Christianity; heathenism, and to a great extent, heathen practices, have been abolished; the whole Bible has been care¬ fully translated into their language, and it has . long, been in circulation among them. A third or more of the population can read. About five thousand adults are united in church fellowship, and some four thou¬ sand moreare candidates for the same privilege; more than two hundred of tlie male members are preachers of the gospel to their follow-islanders, and many have gone as pioneer missionaries to distant groups and islands, where thoy lia’vo been Instrumental in plant-, ing the gospel.