Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-02-14
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church 1T Stanford, KY, February D,
1882. ..I.I
The Missionary work in India com.
mencel near the close Of the last cen
fury. Whether a deeper piety per-
vaded the hearts Of Gods children, or
whether they we're closer students Of
the inspired word, we need not en-.
quire, but sure il was, that the Divine
Spirit led them to take a broader view
Of The Commission" and TO reach
out for opportunities Of quite differ
ent service, from that TO which they
had in times past devoted their live.
Andrew Fuller Is credited with he.
ing one of the founder of our Mission,
aud was its first secretary. But to
William Carey. a shoemaker. though
a devoted, humble minister of the
gospel-also an Euglisbman-belongs
the honor of being the frat Missionary
to India. "His heart was set upou
the conversion of the heather, prior
to 1886, aud the essay which he
wrote at Moulton ''on the obligations
of Christians 10 use means for their
conversion" was widely circulated.
and 'bis conversations. payers and
sermons were mostly accompanied
with iomething relative to this sub
ject.p At a meeting held 10 Clipstone
in 1891, Mr.. Carey prepared a ques.
ton, "whether Il was not prac tical and
our bounded duty TO attempt some.
thing toward spreading the gospel in
the heather world"
Tho public service, were attended
with more than ordinary solemnity,
and this question was considered after
they we're closed. At Nottingham in
May 1892, Mr.. Carey preached very
animated discourse IRON Isaiah 54:2,
in which he pressed two things in par.
ticular as expositary Of ''lengthening
our cards and strengthening our
stakes"-"that we should expect great
things; aud that we should attempt
great things words which have be.
come the watchword Of Missions ever
since" 1t was here resolved that
plan be prepared for the next meet
ing to be held at Kettering, Oct. 2,
1872, at which resolutions were pass.
ed, and the society was formed. The
entire amount secured upon the or.
gani1ation was el3 %. Cd. CThis
society now has an ann lal income of
s60.OO0.)
The opposition was fierce and bitter
extending to the secular press. The
Edinburgh RsyiaO. as late as 1914,
then a leading ex pOnent Of thought on
political and moral questions, has this
TO say; ain roofing out nest of con.
secrated cobblers, and in bringing to
light such perilous heap of trash, as
we were obliged to work through in
our recent articles upon the MissiOna-
RES we are generally conceived to
have rendered a useful service 70 the
cause Of rational religion" Aud the
writer, after contending that Mission.
aries in India are source Of danger
TO our dominion there, closes the arti-
Giles ia these words; "The English
Board of Control are so entirely of our
own way Of thinking, that the most
perempt6ry orders have been issued TO
send all the Missionaries home upon
the slightest appearance of disturb
ance. Those who have sons and
brothers in India may now sleep in
peace" ll. .-.I t-s -A
But note the change. He who hath
chosen the weak things 10 cOnfound
the mighty, has so prOspered this fee
be beginning, that we are constrained
70 exelaim: 'Behold what God hath
wrought" The English Government