Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-07-22

operation at the several missions on the
Is, of APRIL 1910. OfIhis system. adop
ted with, extreme reluctance, and onl,
from the stern conviction Of its necessity
the operation may be learned from The fiIl.
lowing extracts from communications oI
The missions in Asia. as given al The close
offhe Report the Board.
The Maulman Missionaries write IN
May. 1910.
Connected with the Maulmain Mission
are three boarding schools. six day schools,
and the theological seminary. There are
also in The Burman, falling and the two
Karen departments, no less than twenty
five assistants; sn that in our iudeemen,
no, less than 1000 rupees are needed for the
extra expenses Of The mission. Blu, The
circular lof The Board) appropriales only
4,700. In order TO bring our expenses
within the limits prescribed. we mus, una
voidahiy dismiss some Of our schools or
some ofour assistants"
Information of The same kind has been
received from The Asam Mission. I'VE
were ssrry," said Mr.. Brown. ITO learn
from your letters 10 the missiun, that The
funds Of the Board are so low. do not
think that the sum allowed 10 this mission
will be nea'ly sufficient 10 cover the extra
expenses for The ensuing year"
Mr.Wade, OF The Tavov Mission, gives
similar iuimaton. II fear" he says,
Oct. ID, "we shall not be able to have any
hoarditg school at all, mex, rains. unless
We oveTun the sum Appropriated by the
Board Ar this mission."- Braylon. al
another station Of The same Mission, writes.
Shall then suspend all operations a,
once, aI send my little band Of scholars
back TO he jungle. disappointed, cast dozen
and disaaysd! This is indeed a trying
question | am quite sure, ifthc churches
in Ame'ra knew the importance of sus-
ranins hese schools and native assistants,
there wald be no wan, Of funds. Whnr
can we SwillIouI these auxiIiarics Com
para'ivey nothing"
Mr.. Ahot, from Sandowav in hrracan.
says, "EOO rupees are absolutely required
for srh1ls and assistants. As 10 assis-
lanls, | ill simply say that have The men
selected Nearly all these assistants arc
now al he head Of large congregations of
chTistiaB. BuI Mr. Abboll Is restricted
10 lOGfnpccs year fnr such expenses
lie add. after sInins other particulars. IL
mcntiolnll these facts and suggestions TO
the BosJ 10 aid them in limiting The extra
cxpenst OF Sandoway; and if am TO
retrenciin any particular, The Board will
please sy in 'rlint. have put my csti
mate allow as ! dare in the sight ofGod."
Frou Siam. July "a. The missionaries
write tthc Board. Two DAYS since. we
receive yours Of March Z. 1910. and last
cvcnln we spent IN spreading out the
case hOre The throne of Heaven. We
arc nwre that the Board are very scr-
ously mbarrrasser!-,ha, macy pious lib.
cral hprts in our naive land are deeply
painenn account Of this embarrassment.
-andhat The threatened overthrow Of all
our Missionary operations would be
most isuppnr,aLle calamity. Yet we see
NOT hT j, is possible to rclinQuish any Of
our pReni arrangements without most
serinuif not fatal wound TO the mission.
Win confident hope that our dear hrerll
rem iChrisr, on being informed Of our
circu stances, aud the threatened ruin of
our bours and hopes and plans, will no,
only Zip the Board TO sustain our prcscn,
dom, but enable them TO send the men
and cans for great enlargement, NO ar.
resolvt TO pray to the only God Of mis-
sions, hose The money and The men arc,
to scuus speedily The needed aid"
Folof the Indian Missions have embodied
I IN one pastycar.
(7'o be continucdj