New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-11
MISSIONARY FIELDS.
BY REV. RUFUS ANDERSON, D. D., LID, OF BOSTON,


BY REV. RUFUS ANDERSON, ID. d., LID, OF BOSTON,
MASS.
There are over fifty Protestant missionary
societies now at work IN the gezed world spend
ing annually than Is 100000 and employing not
less than 1000 ordained missionaries and than four
times that number Of native helpers. The missionaries
from all evangelical denominations in Christendom
Presbyterian, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist
Baptist, Moravian, Lutheran, Reformed-and have
lected their fields mastered the languages In USE aud
made good progress in establishing selfsuppOrting
Christian communities They will all formula
bic opposition from q quarter which does not come
necessarily within the range OF present discussion
mean the Papa power, which, though it had marvel
ousy failed ID us previous missions has been reused
aiming TO make its influence felt throughout the world
Yet the influence OF Papal missionaries among the
heather Is not TO be very greatly feared since the
Professionals soon learn TO think Of them Of different
religion, and their hostile encampments
tyes both to vigilance and activity Tue nvasons from
without that most to be dreaded Protestant mis-
sions among the heather are not those OF the Papal
Church. They are such as advance under sectarian
Protestant cOors. The missions instituted early in the
present century chose what then seemed the elg
BILE fields, and their successes inducement to
Others TO enter upon the ground Experience OF
the unhappy consequences of so doing has considerably
modified this tendency, and most OF the non-preatc de-
nominations have come TO fraternal standing
the subject and It has greatly promoted the work that
the noble Church Missionary Society of Great Britain
has the FIRST refused 10 go into the territories
cuped by other societies. The recent Conference in In
da the various missionary societies engaged In the
evangeLation OF that country was perhaps the first
illustration OF Christian unity the world had ever wit
messed prior 10 this meeting OF the Evangelical Alliance
Perhaps IL ls vet TOO exhibit entire harmony in
the missionary movements of the churches. Though
eighteen hundred years have passed since our blessed
lord issued ms great command the difficulties in the
way have been SUCH till near the present century ao
prevent the Evangelical Church from clearly discerning
s obligation India not open until the year 1878;
nor indeed IL be said 10 have been fully opened until
the recent completion of its 5000 miles OF railway had
made every part OF Its territory accessible TO the mis-
sionary. And IL is only few years since hundreds OF
millions OF China aud Japan became even partially
cessbe We should not deem strange, therefore, nor
dlscouraging that so large portion OF the Christian
these millions and that there are yet errors with regard
to the OF the work. and cashlngs OF apparent
interests in It's prosecution.
A new mission cannot be established the ground
already occupied by another society without creating
more less rivalry and antagOnism. The Wen known
invasion OF the mission at the Sandwich Islands few
years since By another body Is case III point. Had
that rival mission proved q success 1t would have
prevented the organization Of an Independent Christian
community, aud the exhibition TO the Christian world
OF nation raised from the lowest heathenisIn with as
large proportion OF its people giving credible evidence
OF pety, be found even IN New England aud that
Another mission, which Is now endangered by
similar INVASION In Western India with the city OF
Ahmednuggur for Its ceuter In the 40 years OF Its
existence IL has expended hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars organized churches in the central villages OF Its
territory with native pastors aud teachers ana MADE
hopeful advance In the difficult process OF Transferring
the management OF the work TO the native Christian
community In this crisis the Bisnop OF BOMBAY sends
a missionary Of another denomination, and native
teacher to Ahmednuggur, already sufficiently manned,
and surrounded by vast extent OF unoccued ground
lie pledges double the salaries for native teachers and
helpers which the resident missionaries have paid or
deem wise 10 pay Add 10 this the very easy condl
tOns required for admission TO the church. and no won
Der IN Congregational and Presbyterian mission is
appreLeisiye OF being seriously embarrassed In its
work Bat the most remarkable Instance of failure 10
observe true missionary courtesy has recently occurred
I'm tie mission OF the London Society established fifty
wears ago on Island OF Madagascar That mission
has a wonderful history. As the seeds OF the
Gospel began 10 bear nu pagan Queen banishes the
mis- ionaries and for 70 years, until her deuh the
1bYistaus were subjected 90 persecution fierce and
bloody as any suffered by the early Church lhe s1n OF
the prosecuting Queen on shoceealhg To thc lIone
isnSe of few years stated by the Secretary Of the
s1ety there are 100000 nOnlnal ChIstahs conHested