New-York tribune., 1885-01-19
IN AFRICAN EXPEDITION
MISSIONARIES TO AN UNKNOWN PEOPLE BISHOP
TAYLOR's NOVEL PROJECT.


TAYLoR's NOVEL PROJECT.
One of the largest parties of missionaries that
has ever loft New-York will sail on Thursday by 'ne
steamship City OF Montreal. The party numbers forty
men and women and ten fifteen children Some OF the
adults arc minister's others are physicians ana e rcs'
have various vocations They come from haii uozeh
different states several from Vermont and Connecticut
others from Ohio Indiana and Illinois, ana one or TWO
families from California The party has been organized
by Bishop william Taylor OF the Methodist Episcopai
church and is known a. william Taylors African Ex-
pedition Bishop Taylor is the organizer OF the sen
supporting South American Missions py WHICH
means a large number of missionaries nave oeeh
established In South America On ts arrival IN L'o'
pool this party will vessel for Loanda on the west
coast of Africa. The voyage will take month II the
weather is favorable. At Loanda another vessel VIII
carry them several hundred miles further after whch
will begin march OF 1000 miles into the Interior OF
Africa For several weeks contributions have been
arriving I'm the city to the stores which tho expedition
to take with It, These stores are under the care OF
Richard Grant, OF No. Isl huusohs'"
who Is Bishop Tayor's agent in tho city
Tho Remington Rifle Company presented the eSped;;
tloS with twenty-five OF its best rifles and supply OF
amnmnition from others forty shots guns for killing
smaI game were RECEIVED and beside other books they
will take with them 5000 Bibles
eral linen mills SO 900 yards Of CLOTH That the
currency OF Cen trail Africa. When COW wanleu OF
provisions strip Of this cloth is cut OIL 10 pay ior
!" what is the character Of the natives among whom
the missionaries are going asked the reporter.
II is antirey new country where no missionaries
have been. According 70 regent report 'de 70
the Geographical Society OF Germany ony Two
white have been seen by the people whom we
wish each. This nation numbers about Two hioisi
the people are peaceabe ana i've III NUS tha' aio
grouped in large towns -,
2 " Does Bishop TAYLOR accompany them"
He has ahead tn pre- pare the way ana 10 preso
at conference In Liberia on the 2Jih o THIS month o
left New-York In December. The party VIII DC unuot
ihe direction of the Rev A. Withey. IL intended II
possibo TO establish missionaries at Intervals OF
hundred miles from the coast TO the interior
I'm order to keep up a chain OF communications uhue,
word from Ioanda frthe,t point in the Interior
Bishop Taylor will be absent about three years MAKING
these arrangenents
I" Are the missionaries supported afterward " .
9" No we simply provide tor carrying them INTO tho
conntrv and settling them They colo1iss ana they
settle there for ife preaching and nsruotng the ne
groes. They teach them phohetlcally 10 Tead .,o
Dbes are in phonetic print 80 that when Ffehcn nnuci
send m their inhde books they will do no harIn
All the members OF the uarty vonnteers ana most
of them have arrived IN the city during the week 70
I'm readiness their journey services are oehg uc'u
dav and evening In several OF the Brooklyn chuTchrs
OF them are enthusiastic and hopeful of the success o
their project The following nrc the names Oh soihe
uen: The Roy. A. T.. Wthey. wife anu
fonr children; the Re1. Ross Taylor. son Oi
sen of California the Rev Levi Johnson, OF Iowa
Dr. W H. summers. MINI. Clarence DaTehport, IN, ;
r. Northam. Conn Charles Murray Mclean, tue heS.
Jo.rph wilkes, wife and ia Igiter' Men MISS Dona
| l. Miller Baltimore G. A. Rndclin. II. c Mckinney, -
4 House aud a. 4. Mackey, of tincnuati III Chhtcia
y: W. Gordon. Lynn, Mass W H. Mead Wi'e anu h
six children : Mead. Misses ANNE anu A'pftin"
Mrs t. 5 Fisher, Auburn, NY; W. p. Donson, N j.
| and e.. n. Rudolph Brooklyn.