Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-01-11
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the work the agency employed.
There are new $500 ordained mis-
sionalies and twice that number Of
lay assistant missionaries scattered
over these vast territories, proclaim
ing far and near the good tidings Of
salvation. 'gt
In addition to this body Of foreign
laborers, there are ut least 2,5W ma
tive laborers engaged as teachers
and colporters and Bible readers, &C
lively promoting the same great
cause. Hagtl tfIHaA
There arc now 100000 native
youths connected with the schools of
these various missions, and it is fair
to calculate that in five years from
the present TIME One-tOurtl of these,
or 100000, will be- brought into active
work in the advance of Christianity,
and according to this ratio, by the
end of the present century, there
will be more than 10000 ordained
missionaries and not less than lOU,-
600 native workers w
Look at the matter from another
point OF, view. The Bible, in whole
or in part, has been translated and
circulated in $50 Of tile principal lau-
gnages and dialects of tue unevangel-
lied peoples, the greater number Of
which had never been reduced to
writing till done by modern mission
aries. 31tt#t#E ! 3tg31 I
Within the last twenty-five years,
there have been circulated about
l5O,WO,O)O copies of the Bible, which
is an average Of one copy to every
ten persons on the face Of tile globe
The world is to-day in possession Of
copies of the Bible than was in tile
world from Noses time down to the
beginning of the present century
Agencies are now ut work to put Il
Bible into every family, and the time
is not far distant when every man on
tho globe will have u Bible or hare tc
refuse to take it. ..,..,.,.u,r.
The exact amount raised for pro.
pagating the Gospel among the heath.
ems cannot be known, hut it isknOwl
that about ~ ,OOO,OOO is expended an.
nually. And all this labor and ali
these means are by voluntary COntri,
buttons. " 80.
1t is Impossible ut present to rs
innate results, us much of the work
is only preliminary, and the full Lar,
vest will not BE- reapcd for ages tt
come, but it Is known tlIat ut thu
present time more than a million and
q half of converte' lleatheDs are To-
,joicing in the hope Of Immortality
through faith in crucitied Saviour.
This much has been accomplished
against many difficulties; the Ian
guages of the people had to be learn.
cd, the prejudices of the people had
to be overcome, their characters and
habits had to be studied and under.
stood, all means had to be transport,
ed a great distance aud with bai
facilities, etc, etc.
Now, look at another feature o
church work. The Sunday Schoo
which is, also, an enterprise of The
present century. .3'.
In 1880, there were no Sunda,
schools connected with the cllurcl
work. The little seed that was plant.
ed at Gloucester, one hunded years
ago, has grown to be a banyan tree
under the shade of which tens o
thousands sit with great delight.
| give a condensed statement Of
the Sunday school work, as obtained
by the indefatigable labors of Mr.. E
Payson Porter, of Philadelphia, wh,
has given more attention to the sub
ject than any other man.
Within the bounds of Protestan,
Christianity there are over twelve
and half millions of children in tht
Sunday school. -."a"@ a8E 3
The United States aud Canada have
100000 scholars aud nearly q mil
lion of teachers. -.----1 a
These schools are found, every.
where. They are the pride of ou
strongest metropolitan churches, and