Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-05
cuto this home missionary work to the
full extent of their power.

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FROM Creenland's icy mountains" was
then sung, and the Rev. L. II. badiey, re
turned missionary from India made an ad-
dress. The Rev. brother was disappointed
that he could no5 have the pleasure of
hearing the Rev. DR.. Reid, secretary of the
Foreign Missionary society. The doctor
had in some way not made the right rail
way connection and was not in the city,
but it was hoped he would be present be-
fore the session of the conference was
over. In June, 1910, the first American
foreign missionary society was organ
lied. -Four young men were then
to start out but were refused admittance
into India. One Judson went to Burmah
and had great diaioulty in getting into the
county but finally succeeded and now
Burmah has thousands of Christians, and
the good work begun there is still spread
ing. The field now occupied by the church
in India was great field, $50 miles long
and nearly as wide with population of
100000 souls. Lucknow was the prin-
cipal city with population of about 275,-
600 people. There were other cities from
10000 to 100000 population. In other
larger cities they had established them
selves and were attending their circuits IN
every direction. There were now about
| total of G,000 members of the church,
! natives, in this district. This seemed
small but it was good beginning.
The work was constantly progressing
and they hoped before this century
rolled over our heads to number the con-
verts by hundreds of thousands. More
men and means were wanted. His church
| in Lucknow last year, out of their meager
incomes, sent 500 to New York. You may
not know il but cut of that 500, $40 were
sent to help some Of you western preach
| ers lapplause). Il should not be so. The
n 9ney was more needed there than here.
| Twelve dollars month was all that was
needed to support native teacher, and the
f. native missionaries were much more eHec-
| tive than foreigners. Two years ago
Bishop Foster ordained twelve native min
listers. the work of two years. There were
| now 125 native preachers, exhorters and
teachers. In their Sunday and day school
| there were over IL, 600 children. In their the
| illogical seminary there were 800 students
getting ready to spread the Word. There
| were now thirty missionary societies in
India, but the field at Lucknow did not
contain any but the Methodist society.
This was their field and they were doing
the work, spreading the gospel to the best
| of their ability. When it is remembered
| that when Hindo or Mahommedan be-
comes christian, he also becomes an out
cast from his relatives and friends. They
cons4der him no more than dog, No6h-
| iug but the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
! could efIaoY men with the spirit to for
sake all, home, relatives, friends, for the
work of God. Out of the twenty-five ma
tive preachers in the work today one
half OF them were picked up when
young and led in the way they
shoa-l 90. To the chilasen
especial attention was directed. There
| were now 800 orphans under their charge.
The missionary census in 1851 showed
thaL there had been an increase OF So per
cent. of the converts in 1861, 65 per cent.
increase, and in 1881, IS per cent increase.
There were now 100000 Christians in
India. Calculating upon an increase Of o9
per cent. PEP year, III eighty years there
would be 35C,0O0,000 Christians in India
But the indications were that the increase
would be larger. He prayed God to put
willingness into the hearts of theAmerican
Christians TO forward this work.
Tc-DAy's PROGRAMME.
ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY SCHOOL AND TRACT
SOCIETIES.
Friday, 3p. m.--Tracts,. II. Frank; Sunday
Schools, f. j. Wagner, A. FL. Gillett
ANNIVERSARY CHURCH EXTENSION AND IT..
MEMS AID SOCIETIES.
Friday, 7:3O p. m..church ,stens,on, H. c..
JOINING; Freedmen, r. G. Asabier, DR.. Rust,
Secretary Freedmen's aid aoeiety. :.
Inc LADIES of tho Foreign Missionary
society I'LL mees-in the Baptist chapel On
Wf4coufa street at 9 e. N.