, 1882-04-15

DC6AlA 1NCIlLlOONls ' CIV ItIAO " to hAiO II
OF the condition of the heather, still less
concerning the requirements Of miSsiona-
ries, or the ways and means of commenc-
ing and carrying on a work OF this novel
character. But there was great love for
the Saviour in the hearts of the members
of the Church at Herrnhut, coupled with
the burning desire OF labour-if needs be,
at a sacrifice of liberty or even life itself
for the salvation of souls; and there was
a mighty power OF childlllle faith, which
fills our hearts with wonder and admira-
ton. God " chose the weak things of the
world to confound the things that are
mighty
The faith of our spiritual forefathers
was not put to shame, and God has gra-
CiouSly been pleased ever since to prosper
the missionary work Of our Church,
although, in point Of numbers She must
still take rank among "the weak things"
in 1882 two men represented our Church
among the heathen; in 1882 there are >
brethren and sisters in the service. Then
the Mission Fund consisted of a few Shil-
lingS, which D0ber and FitSchman receiy-
ed from the hands of Count I~inzendor1, as
he babe them God speed; R0C it averages
about 100000 per annum raised at Home,
and about $780, 900 from other sources,
AI'IllIS iLOII udllNC OOllli LDuiiOlIo III tHO
m~iSsionfelds. The sphere Of labour
embraces Eskimoes in Greenland and
Labrador; Indians in North America, and
the Moskito Coast Of Central 1merica;
Negroes in Dutch and British Guiana and
the West Indies Hottentots and KatlirS
in South Africa Tibctans in the Himala-
yam regions Of Central Asia, and the
AborigineS OF Australia; in all 1900
SoulS-more than double the number Of
members of our home-churchGS in
Germany, England and America. "The
harvest truly is pIenteous, thanks be to
the Lord Of the harvest.
Looking at the yaStneSS Of the work now
in hand, the comparatively small pecuniary
means at our disposal, the imperlections
OF every human instrumentality for doing
Gods work, the hardness Of the soil, and
the active energy for evil, which is present
in every sphere OF Christian work, we are
constrained to eXclaim: What hath
God w%roughtp "Not unto us, O Lord,
not unto us, but unto Thy name give
glory
And how graciousiy the Lord has watch
ed over the lives Of His servants through
all this period. IN spite of periIs many
and great, by land or sea, Of 21JS brethren
and sisters, who down to the present time
have been called to the service, only 20
are recorded as having suffered death by
violence or by an accident.
Financial difficulties have often caused
alarm and perpleXity, deficits have been
of frequent occurrence in the annual
balance sheets. But the Lord has always
laid His blessing on the Self-denying
efforts made to meet the difficulties and
liquidate the debts. The last balance
sheet shows that we have entered on this
Jubilee year with a deficiency of only Sc.
He has stirred up the hearts of many
Christians outside the borders of our
Church to supply us with generous and
dISlntereSted p%ecuniary support, for which
We cannot be too thankful, and without
which it would -humanly speaking-have
been out OF our power to maintain and
extend the work.
We have to thank God, too, for a never
failing supply Of faithful men and women,
who have esteemed it a high honour and
privilege to devote their lives to the great
missionary work, and who nave been
enabled to do good service for the Master.
Their record is on high, and for us it is
impossible to measure the spiritual results
Of their labOur. But we may rest
assured, that Of that great multitude of all
nations and kindreds and peoples and
tongues standing before the throne and
the Lamb, a very great number will one
day gratefully welcome Moravian mis-
sionaries as their " Fathers through the
Gospel Il Cor. iv. 14.)
During the last half-century three new
fields nave been opened-the Moskito
Coast, Tibet, and Australia, and new