The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-12-20
The Trials of Missionaries

The Trustees of the Oxford Female College loca.
I'd ut Oxford. Ohio. have established Missionary
scholarships of one thousand dollars each in
tIon with their Institution the interest of which il
designed to give free of charge. boarding and tuition
perpetually to the daughters of Missionaries, both
Foreign and Domestic. who may not be able to afford
their daughter a liberal education On the occasion
Of the dedication of their building the Trustees
invited The Rev. Joseph Warren ID. d. of Greens.
burg Indiana, returned Missionary Of the Pre-by
tran Board Of Foreign Missions, III connection with
with the Rev j. e. Mollctt d. d.. of Princeton. New
jersey. TO deliver the dedicatory address Dr. War.
rem thus touchngly and strkngly describes the tr
ais Of the Missionaries and the necessity that exists
for some such provision for their dan .htcrs:
Picture to yourselves n pastor or missionary
IN II new village IN tie WcSt-his people few,
,nl only beginning the world aud the nncvan.
-cIzcd mass around him many. There are
@r"at opportunities Of doing good, and great
prospects OF future success bnt snail present
ease With the most severe economy the fam.
lily is kept in II little house, that scarcely any
other professional gentleman would occupy, and
fool Of poor quality, and long kept aud well
brushed clothing, is provided. This is all that
can he done
Then look at the country missionary in new
dnl scattered settlements A log cabin Of ut
mo- two rooms, Is III that fact allows yon 10
pa into yonr picture. Romance would speak
OF the Grand forests. or The lim.tlrSs prlirc--
Of the winds, the brooks and the flowers of
the liberty nlll he health Of the wills: but
stern fact speak Of tiia most severe narrownrss
of income" Of narrowing anxiety, of cXhallstiny
labor and travel, Of forlca creeks Of heat ana
cold, Of fever ana agne, and the almost Ger
tainty of ~ carly death.
lnok aal.n At the pastor over two or three
small churches, even among us. They are
poor churches, but cannot be forslkcn. He
liyts--aml since his decacy cannot AMI viii
not complain, most OF us know not how ne
lives. He lives, indeed but TO pay a board
ng-school bill for one daughter, would require
half his income.
Add to this picture the dark shade thrown
upon it by the fact that neither of these men
can look forward to the time when he shall be
be less poor. His income does not make him
comfortable now; how shall he save? He
owns 10 property that will increase in value
Ae sees others buy land for few hundred dol
lars now, that in II few years will sell for thou.
sands; but he has no hundreds to invest. And
who would think Of lending to him for such II
purpose? Everyone is making too much out
of his money to be willing that Others should
have it either as a fiift or n loan. Even the
Lords most clear claims are postponed while
money bears such interest and brings such pro-
fits. He thus sees that he shall leave his
daughter nothing, and that, if not educated,
she cannot keep the position that her father
holds in society but must descend and drudge.
1t will not answer to say $50 will many 9th.
crs." Call it worldly or not, as you please,
the educated parent will desire similar advan.
tages for his child and will consider it a sin
not to turn every stone to give them; and to
place him so that he cannot secure them, is to
subject him to the direst form of martyrdom
No good schools are within his reach; he can
not send to any ordinary. ones at distance
lie must leave his field and seek another among
the more favored places, or suffer his martyr,
dom, when is cmbittered by the consciousness
that it is inflicted by the hands of friends
not enemies. We'll may he say "For it was
not an enemy, then could | have borne it,
Bat it was thou. II man, mine equal, my guide
and mine acquaintance. We took sweet coun,
sci together, and walked unto the house Of
God in company"