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

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and nobIest f.ldsin he worldn
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and pors;o ,L;oL - ie"' eNeiu.lns 80
the "nltN iiaee p e eo,iinl..eu "
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,.e 81 on,na was large ana noble held IN
h houo N wIen We coulu report a score anu
SOU IS - 81 t an .ne Inuich' wiiat sliaii We
=; WIN our chutch- iiieinoei7
ii ~ " neaiiy eiiousehu' anu
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vii H. - ~ 80 "nu ues'""io 10
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tbe novt tb;.t, - NC "a o'iA''" 80
And ,vbat Ill r. s.,.,.
orowtb in Tana,, ,,,h;"t - y, oHi p9 ST..
Teen v.ars .rp 1,,hara - -. ~
ne,,ly tSsnsand n.ah.ua5 49,, ~" i heloei
churches and ,,bora sta,,Js -, 90
" as a Christian educational dentor ~ nahIe
Trainino School of X ;otos "A no. 81 ~
nrosnec1;ve rssnlts ~ ~, ~
Africa as tbe daors sbom ass 80 -, -
and we shall No M, 9 ~ Nv WI "io ~;
mos ,-at oo,ss -, ~ Ia az
cisnt critnre from, NIev;oo od ss,,o;,, .d Az
trias Who knows how rapidly the work in
Papal Lands NAV EXPAND when the united
energies of the Lords people are fully set
toward their spiritual evangelizations or how
soon the cheering message will be ours that
our Indian tribes have become civilized Chris
tian communities, included among the estab
lshed churches of our land. constituent and
most interesting part of our great home field?
And who can tell how MANY more thousands
are to be "washed and sanctifed and iusti-
fed in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the
Spirit of our Cod from among the degraded
islanders of the Pacifics
1t is surely inspiring in the highest degree
simply to mark upon the map of the world
the strategic points we now hold as missisn-
ary centers, extending around the globe. and
to consider how vitality and permanently we
are reaching SO many and varied raees peo-
Piles, languages, religions and some of them rude
and savage and some of them renresent;no
the most elaborate systems of error ever de-
yised. and the HIGHEST nessihle baatban evil
cation. 1t is roval trnst fins committed 70
promising fields unon som. of which 90 Tosn1
years of faithful labor have b.en hsstowai
upon some of which fine harvest il Iybita foy
the renners
o,rp ,,,ss,o,,.1,,o
-, ~ 'nS VI oui trust III tle care OF
onese Iooie A.isslonaiy helas, we may appre-
piia.eiy aou that Oh the hople company OF Ia
ooreIs VINO are cuitlVatng those helds. What
eyer may nc inc iihperlectlons OF the present
service "liich none more clearly discern and
li.oie leSoiiy acAnoWleage than those most
NlSoiousiy enSaseu In IT. II Is sun true tnat
a. genuine ueVo'ion 10 the Lofa Jesus Chrlst
anu MS ooiliis AihS"oih' Is manifested to-day
among ms nVlns representatives IN our mis-
siohsry WORK Abroad as mas ever been known
III our missionary history. There are men
anu women whose names cannot yet be pub
they i've II goa "ih,-wno WIZ be honorabiy
liiehetoheu IN Iu.ure years by the SIDE OF those
, VINO nr'l went lotth' aeress seas almost I'M
EVIL NV " cue duite uhhno"n ianos beyond.
WnoeFer mag mes tiiat tiie heroic day OIL the
ioielsh Missionary enterprise Is past, Is not
iai,iillal vain te present missionary recore, we
W. nos say "eeiy u tn1 Ploneel eApiora-
~ ~ $500 au y, s,le "o.ne Asia,lus' pue
!, :, " % ~! ,s'io " Noi'iein
Inn; oi.'l.a ana pelnaPs u We Nlew INC Whole
lll'ieI VI iiiissiolaiy .riai ~ us I'M
paIa,, 80 1,'at: ee1o u Slauuia' anu
,,a e up
- i.eius as neloic
si'i - 'iiaIii1s'eu .o-oay
as nm IN ~ 4A,'n ~ p Juuson u
oo :ie VI anu Dag
al 49,, Th",.;n IN us VI nun
90, ~ man. "lll i've as iohS
W. u n 80 ~ $50 NJ Ioh
- -1os 1,.'s. .. az oay " "il'e up
a. Th,,rst,, and pon;ap;, ms =,
~, % w W. NJ " oo" anu
seine VI eneih
~. 'neil ~ oenteiiii''is
e''. IA :. ny " ~ ~ ',.en prse ma
sa Co ?, a.ii o s =. tilen ~ youns IN tne
s.,I.i -. ~ ~ nos oe01
Committee. that the evidence ef oenn;ne mis-
Sy eoHe AeeShIiy up
pointed TO the service OF the Board, and by
some now active upon the field, is in certain re-
speets as striking as at any previous period
OF eur history. Inc thought suggested by
TINS TACT IS one which should profoundly i'm
press us all namely, that this small and select
corps OF honofed and beloved missionaries
only about onein thousand Of the total mem@
bershlp OF our congregational churches-ls
part OF our sacred trust, committed to us to
be sustained by prayer, sympathy, and bene-
faction, and never for one hour to be betrayed.
This personal surrender OF young hearts to
the life long missionary work, sometimes af-
ter struggles whose inner history is known
only to the Lord, this personal surrender by
fathers and mothers OF the choicest of their
sons ana daughters, cheerfully and thankfully
made yet not always without an unrecorded
history mere also, ~ this self sacrifyins de-
yotlon OF ilyes upon the altar OF Christ in ODE
dienee to ms great command, IN which pastors
ana chufches not lnirequentiy participate, is a
trust committed to tins American Board
Wnich we should BE utterly unworthy to re-
celVe dlo we not most tehderly appreciate.
WIN growing lhleinsence ana ndtllty, there-
lore' must we cheIlsh II, as eaeh new genera
Cioh moves on
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