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

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lalle ol me 49, - Aa,sloa; my siie one
Js,or,,;no and so,f
os = Ct,x;st ;s lent staaa;Pf,. a.l.e
NJ ;e,, ,s,a,bod can be foIlawod 49,
matter - details No two fields arc oltoe
gethar oi;io and the differences ,,,,,st ha w
S 9ordod !, oarrr;ng ont the general IL To- r.
7na;en tr;hes and the people Of tbe Sand
wicb Islands required a large and instant
outlay of men and means if thew were TO he
soyo5 from avt;nct;en. An orda;nad mis-
$40, I'm tbroa +bonsond nj, ms.
as many moro law teachers. were necessoy,,
20 Az ~. :; - and Tho ros,,lts o,.l.
;ust;fv The expenditure. So Cevlon wa
early occnnied IN force. and methods intro
dpced there were admissible when only
small ponulation was accessible At a late
day alarger force was thrown into West.
arm sia % re1,iya tbe faith Of tho or;o,,tal
churches. with the ultimate aim of reaching
through them the Moslem population of the
Turkish Empire. till the number of orda;ned
missionaries amounted to one for everU 1oo
600 of the adherents TO the nominal ab,,yohos
or, including the entire population ono mis-
sionarv TO every 4O0 600 Tbere saoo,s -
be no occasion to change the nlan of on
erations thus begun in the Turkish Emn;re
1t has been a success. New life has heen IN
troduced thousands have been oatherad info
living churches of 1,b,.;st tba co,;,1t,saa 20
in the hands If ~ Isl, .ie psules
thew can read and naaarstad 49, quo" as
every grads froas IT, a.s9 ss?ois -
and higb sobo,'Io -.
for hotb 5000, -. - ~ n,o n sc"oois
their snn,,6,.t - soi,sheu,
the neopio ,,,oro :. ~ ~ laiSeiy lett "
wretcbad,, w. 80 ~ not toi the poverty ana
o ,nrr,n egisequehe On an oppressive
sSli, important reforms of hardly
stituted in the old oh,rchoa oesi ~
tens of thousands Of oa,,;aa oe - az
lures are in the hands IF tbo nfo.la, 'ooi nj
leaven of the oosnel ;s ao;nos - '.,, ~
there is no occao;nn - 80 WIN, anu
keep nm for a fine lo,aor r. Das oniy "
force now in the fald 20 a. i'ss loiaiy
the native cbnrches ~ a. ~ au eiicoeiaSe
| work hao,n 0on'p'e''oii VI 'ie
| passino 70 India ,,o Sd
| $50 600 in the Mosot t,iu que missionary 70
l66 600 in the Madnra s,;a a,ssion, one ~
10000 in Ceylon. n tba lafter Ala IN
pectedly restricted bv tbe coming T. 81 athar
societies the srnnly Z ano,le ~ - -
so far advanced that l;ttid ,,,a wv e'ie WIZ -
hereafter than to aid in III, ~
tional institutions f,ttad - -
native agency The Madnra
the most satisfactory eyano,,;a I; p,,s.a,.,
heather field. of warl well s, ba,ad
sunplied with n;ss;o,,aa 'ta,i.. anu iaii y
field embracing abont o so, mre ;la en 70
population ofo ooo oo NV square nlies. with
IN looo begged Tor a large increase in working
lorce, SO as TO nave one ordained missionary
" every nt.y thousand souls, the number has
staaJ.. P,aclicaiiy unchanged, and by its
,,rosa.. s.o"s e anu prosperous condition
one ., the most interesting studies in
49, "A' i0io.
Inc twelve missionaries have the immediate
charge OF 22S towns and villages. in which
religious services are regularly held. assisted
by l70 native pastors, preachers. and Bible
readers, by 81 teachers, male and female in q
nigh schools and seminaries, and 1856 teachers
IN the leo common schools. The thirty three
churches have membership of 1881. and the
schools of all grades have over four thousand
| pupils. Five devoted women from this country
represent Woman's Boards. Medical work is
well cared for by DIR. Chester and Mrs. Capron,
In addition to other missionary labor The
press is not neglected, nor any or the agencies
best fitted to evangelize the population, The
steady and healthful growth Of The work
IN this field, the advance of the natives in
efforts to sustain their own churches and
schools, and the respect and regard shown TO
| missionaries by all classes, the growing con-
vlctlon that Christianity is to prevail. ali COM
| mend the methods here used for imitation in
other mission fields of like grade. as in India
and China,
n.
~? Da ~ .lie NUMBER OF ordained mis-
fro, ,, heia should be raised
~ 90. :, NJ - 'ne roocno" MISSION from
| Sho.,so - ~. y, oiilla' from 10 TO 20 ; IN
| ION :, -; ing iesions beyond from to
1 d IN
,a',,o .ne oi'iii1aeioh ana activity OF the
i pr , - pe enough 10 double the
X VI increase II from u to Is.
~ siaae msuiu ce suggested In the Turkish
s a.,saJ Wiz inns hlethoa Is generally OBJ
go 80 .. la poo', eesarea' and other CEN
s,,.-a. II nor among the North
49,, Ai'N.i'iie' N apai iahds, SIX new
| 80 - ", Ptopei liaiilihS oi naive evange-
n,es' No.iu ptopa1iy sunlce.
III Ilis general pian, therefore, OF three
o.uall,ea sionalies 70 nan mlilon OF the
usiexailSeilzeu IN tle prineipal mission fields
VI .ne noal 1to one ono man 10 soOOO9 IN Japan,
49, ~ 80 ~ =. i'oooooo III dapal lands,
nn;ss;onar;ao II add;t;a 1ess than ooo orualheo
Ala ~ tb;s a,'naLoa a. " lne plesent force.
| chr;s+,on nb,,s;a;a.a az tnorousily trained
,a,,ao;t;as ~ oan -, ,ayiuen III various
o,d VIC ,ot - women
| enne IN moot +ba ,,-o.o,,4 -
,,ort;an of a. ' ee,s 1n' ueihailus Oh our
treble anr nrasoa+ - - srol'' we neeu 70
tbe aor1s, a,,e.a,; "ean iolGe IA oraer 70
world az bss hasn last ~ =, sucn paII Oh ene
th;s BOARD Tb;s n,o' ~ me oonsel.uency %
fnrca of aso orda;noS oa;o nean a missionary
clans and la,,,,o,, d 9on 70 physl
,.o,ne,, e., taaaha 'nu 0oo 70 1oo ulhaTrleu
etforts on,onrr 49, s'aae speoiae evanseiisIc
men r. On a,s, ,o,.o oTn seA surprising Tue
aata oS oa Luz ano anu we nave an aSgre
o. +b;a Hsay a'fo NV nien anu women devoted
orda;naa ss a;sp nn.s Moulu give put one On
e., e 1zo,ooo On ths
for carrying forward the work on this enlarged
+ion CO.. Sslrs.;a., ~ o'ies1'i, eouca
assistance az nav ha raaaass,, t amo ior suoN
Christian conn,,,n;tos oa,, ~ ~ the rising
in add;ton 70 salaras s,,d themselves :,
arcommodat;on Of ,n;ss;ana,;as ulns lor .ilt
an annual o,,tla, ~ In Moulu reg ulfe
o. ono balf ~ ~ .ess nan @z,voo,ooo
IN tbo s;,,ala NJ, sPsne On eaucation
Tho $500. Ivy :. 20" I'm.
- ~ 'o lSat 81. u ING noafo nave rlgh
oe ~ oe's Juueenehe On tne necess ties
=, a." = VIZ insius.eo ~ tneh 10 our care
a;I,; - - nov iesa uul auey 10 the perishlne
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