The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-05

Co ,N 90 prllllant elOquence at
would have the education Christain' ~, ,sa ~. y"
simply secular. anu NY
The simple fact that so LARGE s,n, :
quired as we are now expend;no oho,,+
$o50,00O year,-when the number &c 80
GAINED MISSIONARIES is no larger than II Was
thirty years ago, when the expenditure WAS
only $2o1 ,oe0, is explained BY the cbanoes
IN methods of labor. The number of 80
agents IS three times larger to- day thon then
now 857, exclusive of more than eon 4eaoh'
ers. The number of cut stations in charr,a of
native preachers in 1852, was a.: now E. l.
loS. The number of schools and sem;nar;es
has gone up from II to lO4; of nnnls IN
them, from 969 to 1898. The drift of mis-
slonary expenditure is in the directions fins
lhdlcated. IL men are not to be had from this
country IL IS clear that more regard mnst he
Paiu 70 raising up an Efficient force abroad.
~ ~ - .Ie lesson taught us by the experience
~ .ne ias. iorty years; by the fact that so
le" young men IN our colleges and seminaries,
too, by the urgent appeals for men to enter
the home field For the most ofus +ho anIv
thing we can do is to give of our means not
only 10 aid those who go abroad, but for the
education and support of native CO. laborers
20 we become laborers tooeathar IN
the common cansa g.. Voea.nei -
present generation ~ no '- .alniy, the
heBr the gospel message, it can only he nv
such united effort
The method is not less the dictate If q
wise economy. The average annual eynense
OF mission family, including outfit travel
and dwelling house, built or hired. expenses
Ior children, for returns to this country from
iailure OF health and other causes, is sufficient
vided to educata 49, 49, nase peen pro-
men or vo,,no ,,.or,o,, 80 snaii ioity YOUNG
marc tbem "a hooo,,,s - anu mus pre-
to their ewn neonle o. = ~, 1slu Plea0neiS
grants in aid 40 nav bo - - supply suoi
mo nut FORTY nat;vc ,aho, ".t useo IN lelpr
such time nc tbo, ..i'o siie ieie' VI.
from their avn neonIe TLa,., .sei suPPois
missions arc Al'lui iiielus o.
One of these NJ w;f1;sn, n 'aie slsu, w
rinpton. Enoland g., - oones' u ~
1921. 000 in tbe hands * a. @h'. Pr, "
sionary Society of Rnola,,J sn 10
agency in India. and Sas , .o n aaJeS
$500, 900 for like work IN r,b;na 81 Gaa.s
His example NAV well he can,,nandad ~ -
Christian men possessed of ,yea1th i, tt;s
country. The income of $500 non i naodaJ
at once for native aoAna,, R1VV,y y = nesueu
sionaries of the Americas Red !, 80,
and China as much move e. ~ n T Yspah
missions as much more for Tna;s al p Isl
lands, not to speak Of Afr;ca ''t''i
An urgent call has already come from North
China fer the establishment Of : Cbr;st;sn
college at Tientsin. TIE Ohar,;n Rand orc
relying on another Oberlin in tba nov, feld If
Shanse. Colleges in Ceylon and Turkey the
outgrowth of our mission work, and n dozen
theological seminaries in different narts of tbo
world, are pleading for more funds n nnrove
the great opportunity. Hero aro oalls n a.,
instant, for from two and half 70 three NIL
lions of dollars to be devoted 70 b;nbar
Christian education. to the tra;n;no ~ $50
men and young women TO lahor amono t tha;,
own people, The Zulu mission in sorth
Africa, asks for an enlargement and CONN
ment of the seminary at Adams to ra;aa r.,
native evangelists for Central A fr;os an5 ~
time has come when the work in panaI la,ds
no longer an experiment but an assnred s,,c9
cess, calls for large : snms ~ ~, g.
Christian education. but for h,;,d;r,
as well.-s5o. 900 far Sns;n eao na9 e. e. pse'
tria. and $500 for Mav;c1 s ~ -,
portant centers l;ke ronsto,,t;,,a,,ia .s5
Bombay, where exnenses o,,e no,,ch H. , 49,.
as in our own cities Il 70 d;s;o.sIt -
possible, for the Christian
provide themselves with sn;tolIo b,,;l5;s.s e.
worship or far edncat;o, s,,ot ~ - -
only SUNNY nrgent ,,,s,ts ~. - s'1 - i,o'
and sense of ,er,, ans s.ae '.aias 4s
work beoun For tb;rts $500 70 ene
nle has Ha;ted for - seaie 1ohs.ansi'lo-
centre Of church l;fa at ~ -. Duneing - oe
native Christians ba,,a Va. sapisa,, pu. tue
erect II nor has mo Rel ~ .els aoie 70
disposal for s,cb an entarr,; 4 ,ui,us AZ ~
very heart of is 'soe' snousn az Inc
tion of an emnire ~ ~ sne
nress;no wants ,,,ha,, r. ~ 49, ,,n 'hese
,oct "a tba;, - 50 httie pros
constituency of t6e Rdard 500 = ~ sise tns
.he oraat u,o,l, =; ,,,,,;sf' tt s'le JUST iUsa u
vast on,,a,,,,,;, .iiey are engaged It's
that i ne,' r., ''llo .Ne sublime PfiViiege
mn Other genera o'"ei Peopie ana "
steward b;n ~ ~ .iaAe WISE use OF oul
Of onr ord mon t nan.l, VI Tue NihSaein
A. - VIC e"itp;
stituencv Of tb;s Roard - go 'il nc COY
keenins with Tho oraat SAT- elioi' -, ~
point 70 the Antbor snd E;,i;lt unity w
who, for the joy set before him in his sacri
flee for the worlds redemntion end,,rad ~
cross desns;no tha -. Il, ~ sis
' 'PiSNS 'le shanie. we appeal To
every generous sentiment OF gratitude and oil
loyalty to him who hath done all tb;nos "a,
us, and bids us 90 forward n b;s sar,,;eo 7,
results are needed to strengthen our faith in
.,e ultimate success OF our labors, we point to
during the last fiftv vears or on.,r
boroo 20 ~ = - 10 "a colliiiS heaIei
noniS' W 'le sAS uiar oiesslng OF Tod on the
WORK OF this Board during the last twelve
wears the splendid develonnoant ,f ,,,or,o,,,.
work of homo and oL.oa9 :. " ,9
o-a anu aoi"au 70 Two hundred
the gospel; to twice az p,any ob, Iaeis az y
youth in mission schools four times as man,
hiSn schoois ana Summaries and five times as
MANI p e sn 70 more tnan twice az
and three times-perhans four times mel ene
| given by the native communities for Christian
eu t;c anu the support OF their own insti-
rvsbave snch n racord 80 yeals " oul hlsto
to encourage us to write anew on onr b H. s.
LARGE DESIGNS, VIGOROUS ACTION, DEPEND
hNTE UPON GOD.
penned by The words ' moa Tue ias, s'aiza eye
son, was anticipative Of the coming elorys %
40 bells of San Rlos IN vain
1 Ye call back the Past again.
| Ont Of tbs sbado W. s 90 ,,I prayer!
Ihe T TorSrs rolls sI into light;
ID Longfellow, Atlantic Monthly, Juig, 1882.
DR.. Clark's paper was referred to the fol
| lowing committee.