Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-07-06

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that var has ore advantage, IL teaches u
geography. The bitter saying 10 true
enough as regards the non-religious
world. Anybody intimate with the hs-
birusl supporters of missi ms abroad,
hosever, is aware how geographical in
formation constitutes part If their essen
tial knowledge; they follow the spread
If the gospel On the map, and know far
islands and remote coasts with famil-
isrity surprising to the ordinary English
man.
To many quiet home there comes re-
ports and pictures, biographies and maps,
which realize, in q measure, the beauty
and the terror of the tropics, the primitive
| ways and fierce vices Of savage tribes,
the difficulties of teaching religion where
even the rudiments Of civilization are
unknown, the mysterious destiny and
enigmatical future CT the clark CONT
nent," and of the thousand islands in the
Pacific Sea. These things constitute the
poetry and the romance of lives that
have sometimes no other romance and
poetry-associatcd as the words arc in
their minds with literature they call
frivolous, and a "world" from which they
are estranged. They follow the careers
and adventures of fayoritc missions or
missionaries with tho came kind Of in
terest with which other men aud women
trace in fire and blood the path of great
soldier; and We need not say that there is
something of the same kind Of fluctua-
ton of events-at one time succession
of ''merciless disasters" at another a Sc
ries of rapid victories.
Disease strikes down some man who
has effected wonderful Conversions, or
special circumstances quench the lamp so
bravely lighted. Local wars distract or
harass tho mission; and occasionally the
agents fly or have to, meet a martyr's
death. Now and then we read of wave
of cold apathy neutralizing the effects OF
the enthusiasm of years. All these It'd
ings inspire sorrow among thousands
who sit at home to watch and pray-and
to subscribe-somc giving largely out OF
large means, while Others, with enthusi-
asm as great, send their tiny rills Of con-
tribution to swell the vast total of the
budget of Exeter Hall. Then there are
tidings from time TO time. 1t is said
that Just now the protracted labOrs of the
missions in Southern India are beginning
tn hear somethino like abundant
fruit, and no doubt We shall hear enough
of this success at the forthcoming gath
erings.