The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-14
so.,,ina,.r Lectr,res.

The fourth lecture of the course was de-
lirered by Rev. j. L. Ward, ID. D., on We'd
nesday evening, the weather preventing on
Monday. The subject was The Great Mis-
sionaries. The following sketch is most
unsatisfactory report Of what was a most IN
teresting lecture, but we could scarcely i'm
prove it without giving the whole lecture,
which is too long for our columns.
After suitable introduction Of the subject,
the lecturer dwelt upon Christ as the first and
greatest Missionary of His own religion.
Next in interest and Importance were the
Apostles aud immediate successors. The IN
| tervening history ofthe Christian Church down
to the Reformation, in the sixteenth century,
was touched upon, and then an interesting,
though by no means exhaustive, list or great
! missionaries of modern times was given, con-
tanning sixty-six names of men whose lives
and labors the lecturer recommended to be
carefully studied, especially by the young
men of the Seminary. Out OF this list the
lecturer selected a few for more minnie pres
entation. The first was John Eliot, known
as stThe Apostle to the North American In
| dams. . who was born in England in l60l.
emigrated to America in 1851 (only eleven
wears after the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
| on Plymouth Rock, formed settlement OF
sspraving Indians at Natick, and established
the first Indian church among them IN 1860;
published his translation of the Bible IN the
/ Indian tongue in 1861; accomplished extern
siye rood among the native tribes, as well as
/ among the early English settlers, and died IN
| great peace at the advanced age of SO, May
| 90 1890, his last words being Welcome
/ ioyl'' Hans Egede, known as the Apostle
Of Greenland, was the next great missionary
treated Of He was born in Norway IN 1856,
arrived with a company OF forty SIX persons
4 - nd aff
gerous voyage of eight weeks, July Sd, III,
and. under circumstances of great hardship,
at length succeeded in planting Christianity
in that land. The noble heroism of Egede
wife was particularly referred to by the
lecturer. She died in Greenland, and her
mortal remains were conveyed back to ner
native land and buried, all the clergy of the
city O. Copenhagen attending her funeral and
honoring her memory. Vim. Carey, born IN
England, 1T61, was next mentioned, and q
full account of his wonderful labors IN the
work of transIating the Scriptures into the
languages of the East was given. BY these
labors mainly the word of God was made ac-
cessible to three hundred millions of human
beings. 1t was Carey who said, on going
forth as a missionary, sI'll go down into the
pit if you Il hold the rope. Christians II
England did hold the rope, while Carey and
his successors went to eulighten and rescue
the perishing millions. The useful career Of
Henry Martyr was next sketched, and ther
that Of Elijah Coleman Bridgman, of our owr
country, known as the Father of American
Missions in China" The lecturer closed
with an account of the life and labors of Alex
ander Duff, Scottish missionary to India, anc
gave most eloquent and thrilling extrac
from DR.. Duff's farewell address before leav
ing his native land for India. The entire
i lecture was filled with facts and incidents wei
authenticated and of commanding interes
and importance, and the lecturer evidently
intended to impress his hearers with his owl
conviction of the grandeur of his subject anC
the duty of all Christians to push forward thu
work of missions
The next lecture will be delivered mex
Monday evening at p. M, by Rev. ). D
Kinzer-subject, missions of the NJ Z
Church y